An Act To Prohibit Any Privately Operated Correctional Facility From Increasing Its Housing Capacity If The Facility Is Utilized By The State To House State Offenders; To Prohibit The State From Entering Into Any New Contractual Agreement With Any Private Entity For The Housing Of State Offenders; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-4-3, 47-4-5, 47-4-11, 47-5-1105, 47-5-1109, 47-5-1115, 47-5-1207, 47-5-1211, 47-5-1213 And 47-5-1219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Professional Midwifery; To Provide Definitions For The Purpose Of The Act; To Provide Exceptions To The Applicability Of The Act; To Provide The Scope Of Practice For Licensed Midwives; To Provide Mandatory Procedures For Licensed Midwives; To Prohibit Licensed Midwives From Certain Actions; To Create The State Board Of Licensed Midwifery And Provide For Its Composition, Appointment And Powers And Duties; To Require The Board To Promulgate Rules Not Later Than July 1, 2026; To Require A License From The Board To Practice Professional Midwifery; To Provide For The Issuance Of Temporary Permits To Practice Pending Qualification For Licensure; To Provide Exemptions From Licensure For Certain Persons; To Provide For The Confidentiality Of Information Maintained By The Board; To Provide Immunity For Certain Actions; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Prohibit Terminology In Any Health Coverage Plan, Policy Or Contract That Is Discriminatory Against Professional Midwifery; To Require Health Coverage Plans That Provide Maternity Benefits To Provide Coverage For Services Rendered By A Licensed Midwife; To Provide Whenever A Health Coverage Plan Provides For Reimbursement Of Any Services That Are Within The Lawful Scope Of Practice Of Licensed Midwives, The Person Entitled To Benefits Under The Plan Shall Be Entitled To Reimbursement For The Services, Whether The Services Are Performed By A Physician Or A Licensed Midwife; To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Institute A Safe Perinatal Transfer Certification For The Facilities That It Regulates; To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Reference To The Practice Of Midwifery In The Definition Of The Practice Of Medicine; And For Related Purposes.

A Concurrent Resolution Commending And Congratulating The George County High School Rebels Baseball Team Upon Winning The 2024 Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 6a Baseball State Championship And For Their Outstanding And Memorable 2023-2024 Season.

An Act To Establish A Community Health Worker Certification 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 Certified Community Health Workers; To Provide That The Department Shall Be The Sole Certifying Body For The Community Health Worker Profession And Practice In Mississippi; From And After January 1, 2026, No Person Shall Represent Himself Or Herself As A Community Health Worker Unless He Or She Is Certified 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 Certification Application And Renewal Process, Certification Application And Renewal Fees, Procedures For Certification Denial, Suspension And Revocation, And The Scope Of Practice For Certified 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 Certified Community Health Workers; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Medicaid Reimbursement For Certain Services Provided By Certified Community Health Workers; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Money Transmission Modernization Act; To State The Purpose And Intent Of The Act; To Define Terms; To Provide Certain Exemptions To The Act; To Provide Provisions On The Implementation Of The Act, Confidentiality Under The Act, The Commissioner's Supervision Of The Act, And The Relationship Of The Act To Federal Law; To Provide For Money Transmission Licenses; To Provide For Acquisition Of Control And Notice And Information Requirements For A Change Of Key Individuals; To Provide Reporting And Record Requirements Under The Act; To Permit Authorized Delegates; To Require Certain Disclosures By Licensees; To Set Forth Certain Prudential Standards; To Provide Enforcement Provisions; To Authorize The Commissioner To Investigate Possible Violations Of The Act; To Provide That This Act Should Be Construed And Applied To Promote Uniformity Of Law; To Provide That The Provisions Or Applications Of This Act Shall Be Severable; To Provide For A Transition Period; To Repeal Section 75-15-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Chapter Of Law That Creates The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of The Mississippi Employment Protection Act To Include Administrative Dissolution Or Revocation Of The Offending Employer; To Provide That The Department Of Employment Security, Department Of Revenue, And Secretary Of State May Promulgate Rules And Regulations Implementing Enforcement; To Provide Civil Penalties Enforceable By The Attorney General; To Amend Sections 79-4-14.20, 79-4-15.30, 79-29-821 And 79-29-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-19-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Restriction For Payment To Constables For Certain Arrests; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Immediate Notification Of An Escape Be Given To The Mississippi Bureau Of Investigation And Local Law Enforcement; 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 In The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program; 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 Fifteen Thousand Dollars Per Home And To Allow The Commissioner Of Insurance To Establish Criteria For Issuing Of Grants By Regulation; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Enter Into Contracts For Personal And Professional Services To Implement The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program; To Rename The Comprehensive Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program Fund To The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Fund; To Amend Section 83-34-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Diversion And Distribution Of The Nonadmitted Policy Fee; To Amend Section 83-5-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fees Of An Agent's Certificate Of Authority And Provide That Part Of The Fee Shall Be Deposited Into The Strengthen Mississippi Homes Fund; To Amend Section 83-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Makeup Of The Board Of Directors Of The Mississippi Insurance Underwriting Association; To Provide That The Board Shall Get The Advice And Consent Of The Commissioner Of Insurance Before Removal Of The Executive Director Of The Association; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 69-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions To Certain Terminology Under The Mississippi Plant And Soil Amendment Law Of 1978 By Replacing The Term "amending Ingredient" With "beneficial Substance"; To Define The Term "plant Biostimulant"; To Amend Section 69-24-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commissioner Of Agriculture And Commerce And The State Chemist To Adopt A Rule Administratively Codifying Recommended Beneficial Substances Labels Adopted By The Association Of American Plant Food Control; To Prescribe The Information Required For Display On Containers And Bulk Shipments Of Soil Or Beneficial Substances; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact Sections 57-117-1 Through 57-117-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Amend Section 57-117-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; To Amend Section 27-31-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On The Statute Authorizing Counties And Municipalities To Grant An Ad Valorem Tax Exemption To Health Care Industry Facilities; To Amend Section 27-31-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On The Statute Authorizing Counties And Municipalities To Grant A Fee-in-lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes To Qualified Businesses Under The Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act Which Meet Minimum Criteria Established By The Mississippi Development Authority; To Amend Section 27-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, As Amended By House Bill No. 1644, 2025 Regular Session, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Provision Of Law That Exempts From Sales Taxation Sales Of Materials Used In The Construction Of, Or Addition Or Improvements To, A Health Care Industry Facility; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Monies Collected By A Court From A Defendant In A Criminal Case To First Be Credited Toward The Payment Of Restitution; To Amend Section 99-37-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Section 99-37-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Court To Take Into Consideration A Defendant's Future Ability To Pay When Determining Whether To Order Restitution; To Amend Section 25-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Uncollected Fees Due To A Marshal Or Constable Be Paid From The First Proceeds Received By The Court From The Guilty Party; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "stop Squatters Act"; To State Legislative Findings And Intent Concerning The Rights Of Real Property Owners; To Authorize An Owner Of Real Property To Request From The Sheriff Of The County In Which The Real Property Is Located The Immediate Removal Of A Person Or Persons Unlawfully Occupying A Residential Dwelling Or Commercial Building Located On The Real Property If Certain Conditions Are Met; To Require The Property Owner To Submit A Complaint To The Sheriff Of The County In Which The Real Property Is Located; To Require A Sheriff, Upon Receipt Of A Complaint, To Verify That The Complainant Is The Owner Of The Real Property And Appears Entitled To The Relief Sought; To Require The Sheriff To Immediately Serve A Notice To Vacate On All The Unlawful Occupants And Put The Owner In Possession Of The Real Property; To Authorize A Fee For The Sheriff's Service Of The Notice; To Authorize The Property Owner To Request The Sheriff Remain At The Real Property To Keep The Peace While The Property Owner Changes The Locks And Removes The Personal Property Of The Unlawful Occupants From The Premises To Or Near The Property Line; To Provide Certain Exemptions From Liability For The Sheriff And The Property Owner; To Authorize A Person To Bring A Civil Cause Of Action For Wrongful Removal Under This Act; To Provide A Form Complaint; To Amend Section 97-17-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Who Detains, Occupies Or Trespasses Any Real Property Of Another Shall Be Guilty Of Malicious Mischief; To Provide That Any Person Who, With Intent To Detain Or Remain Upon Real Property, Knowingly And Willfully Presents To Another Person A False Document Purporting To Be A Valid Lease Agreement, Deed Or Other Instrument Conveying Real Property Rights Commits A Misdemeanor; To Provide That Any Person Who Lists Or Advertises Real Property For Sale Knowing That The Purported Seller Has No Legal Title Or Authority To Sell The Property, Or Rents Or Leases The Real Property To Another Person Knowing That He Or She Has No Lawful Ownership In The Property Or Leasehold Interest In The Property, Commits A Felony; To Provide Criminal Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Ending Agency Overreach Act; To Provide How A Court Shall Review And Resolve An Appeal That Interprets A Statute Or Agency Rule Or Regulation; Amend Section 25-43-3.111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise When An Action To Contest The Validity Of A Rule On The Grounds Of Its Noncompliance Shall Be Commenced In Certain Situations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The "statewide Utility Tax Reform Act"; To Require Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Fuel By-products And Related Materials To Be Subject To Ad Valorem Taxation At The Same Rate As Other Taxable Property In Mississippi; To Establish A Tiered Distribution System For The Allocation Of Ad Valorem Tax Revenues Collected In A County Hosting A High-risk Facility, Including A Nuclear Power Plant; To Require Utilities Operating High-risk Facilities To Make Annual Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (pilot) To Host Counties; To Prescribe The Amount And Permissible Uses Of Pilot Payments; To Require Counties To Allocate Revenues Received Under This Act For Certain Specified Purposes; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Oversee Implementation Of This Act; To Require Annual Reports; To Amend Section 27-31-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Exemption Of Nuclear Fuel And Fuel By-products From Ad Valorem Taxation; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-151, 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In-lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes Counties To Levy Ad Valorem Taxes For Maintenance And Construction Of Roads And Bridges, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-320, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Limitations On Increases Of Ad Valorem Tax Revenues, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 33-15-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Creates The Grand Gulf Disaster Assistance Trust Fund, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-57-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes And Provides The Procedure For The Levy Of Certain Ad Valorem Taxes For School District Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 37-151-87, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To The Reduction Of Local Supplement Or Support From Ad Valorem Taxation Under The Mississippi Student Funding Formula, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.