An Act To Amend Section 73-35-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commission To Provide Prior Written Notification To Any Licensee Whose License, Once Issued, Is Subject To Be Amended, Suspended, Revoked Or Not Renewed; To Amend Section 73-35-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Standard Of Proof Required At Administrative Hearings From A Preponderance Of The Evidence To Clear And Convincing Evidence; To Require Any Complaint Initiated By Or Filed With The Commission To Be Resolved By Dismissal Or Issuance Of A Formal Complaint Within 120 Days Of The Date Written Notice Is Provided To Licensee(s) And Their Responsible Broker(s) Of Commencement Of An Investigation Pertaining To Any Complaint; To Require Any Complaint Initiated By Or Filed With The Commission To Be Resolved By Final Dismissal, Final Ruling On Any Formal Complaint Or By Entry Of Agreed Dispositional Order Within One Year Of The Date Written Notice Is Provided To Licensee(s) And Their Responsible Broker(s) Of Commencement Of An Investigation Pertaining To Any Complaint; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Prison To Paycheck Act Of 2025; To Authorize The Sheriffs Of Regional Correctional Facilities To Establish A Work Release Program; To Provide The Eligibility Criteria For Inmates For Such Program And To Require Participating Employers To Pay No Less Than The Prevailing Wage; To Provide That Such Facilities Shall Receive A Certain Daily Per Diem Under Certain Circumstances; To Establish A Work Program At The Delta Correctional Facility; To Provide The Eligibility Criteria For Inmates For Such Program; To Provide That Any State Inmate Who Is Housed In A County Regional Correctional Facility Or County Jail Shall Receive A Certain Daily Per Diem; To Amend Sections 47-5-901 And 47-5-905, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Authorize Any Sheriff Of A County Correctional Facility, Where State Inmates Are Housed, And The Mississippi Department Of Transportation To Establish A Work Program That Utilizes Such State Inmates; To Provide That The Department Of Transportation Shall Provide Transportation For The State Inmates To The Work Site And That The Sheriff Shall Provide Security; To Provide The Eligibility Criteria For The Inmates For Such Program; To Provide That The Correctional Facility Shall Receive A Certain Daily Per Diem For The Inmates From The Department Of Corrections; To Amend Sections 47-5-933 And 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars To One Million Dollars The Maximum Grant Amount That May Be Awarded, To Certain Municipalities And Counties, From The Small Municipalities And Limited Population Counties Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Young Readers Club (myrc) To Provide Developmentally Appropriate Books And Literacy Materials To Prekindergarten Through Grade 5 Students Reading Below Grade Level; To Outline Eligibility Requirements, Participation Strategies, And Administration By The State Department Of Education; To Define Partnerships For Book Selection, Distribution And Community Engagement; To Promote Family Involvement In Home Literacy Development; To Provide That The Legislature Shall Appropriate $2,000,000.00 To The State Department Of Education To Be Allocated To Selected Partners For The Purpose Of Defraying The Cost Of Book Purchases And Direct Shipments To Participating Students; To Require Annual Program Evaluation And Legislative Reporting; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-21-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Title For A Motor Vehicle If Such Certificate Is Applied For By An Individual Using A Non-united States Passport And Such Individual Is Not A Legal United States Citizen; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Set Forth And Prescribe The Functions Of Administrative Offices In The Department; To Provide For The Election Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Section 71-5-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Abolish The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security And Transfer The Duties, Powers And Funds Of The Department To The Office Of Employment Security In The Mississippi Department Of Labor; To Repeal Section 71-5-107, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Appointment Of The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security; To Empower The Department Of Labor To Administer And Coordinate Certain Federal And State-funded Job Training And Employment-related Education Programs; To Prescribe The Responsibilities Of The Office Of Industry Service And Industry Start-up Training, The Office Of Employee Relations And Job Discrimination And The Office Of Disabled Employee Assistance In The Department; To Amend Sections 7-1-351, 7-1-355, 7-1-357, 7-1-361, 7-1-363 And 7-1-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set The Annual Salary Of The Commissioner Of Labor; To Amend Sections 23-15-193 And 23-15-297, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Commissioner Of Labor To The List Of Elected Officials; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Sheriffs Of County Regional Correctional Facilities And County Jails That House State Inmates, To Establish A Work Program With The Mississippi Department Of Transportation Where Inmates Work For The Department; To Require The Department Of Corrections To Pay A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 To The Correctional Facilities That Have Inmates That Work For The Department Of Transportation; To Amend Section 47-5-933, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase From $32.71 To $34.00 The Contract Rate That The Department Of Corrections May Pay Regionals For The Housing Of State Inmates; To Provide That All Regional Correctional Facilities And All County Jails That House State Offenders Shall Receive A Daily Per Diem Of $34.00 Per Day From The Department Of Corrections; To Amend Sections 47-5-901 And 47-5-909, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 65-1-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Transportation To Enter Into A Certain Agreement With Sheriffs For A Certain Work Program That Utilizes State Inmates; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-1-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Rename The "comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program" To The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Program"; To Include Wind Mitigation; To Remove The Provisions For A Cost-benefit Study On Wind Hazard Mitigation Construction Measures, Wind Certification And Hurricane Mitigation Inspections, And An Advisory Council; To Increase The Amounts Of Financial Grants Offered By The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program To $15,000.00 Per Home And To Allow The Commissioner Of Insurance To Establish Criteria For The Issuing Of Grants By Regulation; To Rename The "comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program Fund" To The "strengthen Mississippi Homes Fund"; To Amend Section 83-5-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee For The Filing Of An Agent’s Certificate Of Authority From $25.00 To $50.00; To Provide That One-half Of The Fee Will Be Deposited Into The State General Fund And One-half Of The Fee Will Be Deposited Into The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Fund; And For Other Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First $40,000,000.00 Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 83-34-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Distribution Of Monies Derived From The Nonadmitted Policy Fee Remitted To The Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association, To Provide That A Portion Of Such Monies Shall Be Deposited Into The Rural Fire Truck Fund, The Municipal Fire Protection Fund And The County Volunteer Fire Department Fund; To Amend Sections 83-1-37 And 83-1-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The State Sales Tax Retail Sales Of Groceries On The Saturday Or Sunday Before Thanksgiving; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; To Amend Section 73-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law That Authorizes The State Board Of Pharmacy To Take Disciplinary Action Against A Person Licensed Under The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act For Violations Of The Patient's Right To Informed Health Care Choices Act; To Amend Sections 73-21-85, 73-21-103 And 73-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Inform The Code Publisher To Make Minor Nonsubstantive Grammatical Corrections; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-71 Through 73-21-83, 73-21-87 Through 73-21-95, 73-21-99 Through 73-21-101, 73-21-105 Through 73-21-109, And 73-21-113 Through 73-21-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Remaining Portions Of The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact Into Law The Dietitian Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-10-3, 73-10-7, And 73-10-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A Community Health Worker Licensure Program In The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Seek Approval From The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services For A State Plan Amendment, Waiver Or Alternative Payment Model; To Provide Reimbursement For Certain Services Provided By Licensed Community Health Workers; To Provide That The Department Shall Be The Sole Licensing Body For The Community Health Worker Profession And Practice In Mississippi; To Provide That From And After January 1, 2026, No Person Shall Represent Himself Or Herself As A Community Health Worker Unless He Or She Is Licensed As Such In Accordance With The Requirements Of The Department; To Provide That The Department Shall Promulgate Rules Necessary To Carry Out The Provisions Of This Act, Including Establishing The Core Competencies Of Community Health Workers, The Community Health Worker Licensure Application And Renewal Process, Licensure Application And Renewal Fees, Procedures For Licensure Denial, Suspension And Revocation And The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Community Health Workers; To Provide That The Department Shall Approve Competency-based Training Programs And Training Providers, And Approve Organizations To Provide Continuing Education For Licensed Community Health Workers; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Reimbursement For Certain Services Provided By Licensed Community Health Workers; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require A Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Issue An Injunction Where A Plaintiff Demonstrates The Violation Of A Social Media Company's Community Standards Or Policies By A Defendant's Communications On The Social Media Company's Platform; To Authorize The Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Enjoin The Defendant, Any Social Media Company That Distributes, Hosts Or Disseminates The Defendant's Communication, Or Any Corporate Sponsor Of The Defendant; To Authorize The Court Of Original Jurisdiction To Consider The Filing Of Criminal Charges Related To The Communications To Be Enjoined As A Factor In Determining Whether The Defendant Has Violated A Social Media Company's Community Standards Or Policies; To Provide That A Criminal Conviction Related To The Communications That Are The Subject Of The Petition Shall Be Sufficient Evidence To Merit The Issuance Of A Permanent Injunction Under This Section; To Amend Section 97-45-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "harass"; And For Related Purposes.