An Act To Amend Section 49-15-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources Relating To The Approval Of Oyster Leases; To Amend Section 49-15-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Permitted Oyster Lease Areas Not Subject To A Lease Shall Remain Open To The Public; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Immigration Enforcement Act Of 2025; To Impose A Fee On Certain Licensee Pursuant To The Mississippi Money Transmitters Act To Be Directed To The Department Of Revenue; The Department Of Revenue Shall Direct All Revenues Derived From This Fee Into The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund; To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Fund As A Special Fund Within The State Treasury; To Set Forth The Purposes Of The Fund; To Create The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Within The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That The Purpose Of The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit Is To Enforce Immigration Laws As Authorized Pursuant To Federal Laws, Including Under Section 287(g) Of The Federal Immigration And Nationality Act, 8 Usc § 1357, And Pursuant To The Laws Of This State; To Provide For A Specific Appropriation To The Illegal Immigration Enforcement Unit; To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency Operating A County Detention Facility Must Enter Into A Written Agreement With The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement To Participate In The Immigration Program Established Under Section 287(g) Of The Immigration And Nationality Act, 8 Usc § 1357 By A Certain Date; To Authorize The Governor To Remove From Office Any Sheriff Or Other Local Official Responsible For Operating A County Detention Facility For Neglect Or Failure To Perform The Duties Of The Office As Required By This Act; To Provide That A Governmental Entity May Not Execute, Amend, Or Renew A Contract With A Common Carrier Or Contracted Carrier If The Carrier Is Willfully Providing Any Service In Furtherance Of Transporting A Person Into The State Of Mississippi Knowing That The Person Is An Unauthorized Alien, Except To Facilitate The Detention, Removal Or Departure Of The Person From This State Or The United States; To Allow A Tax Credit Equal To The Amount Of All Money Transmission Fees Assessed Pursuant To Section 2 Of This Act And Paid By The Taxpayer During The Tax Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 45-9-51 And 49-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of Law Related To The Restrictions Upon Local Regulations Of Firearms And Ammunition, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-9-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Authorized The Concealed Carry Of Certain Weapons, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-34-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update The Notarial Act Definitions To Define Terms Associated With The Allowance Of Remote Online Notarization; To Amend Section 25-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Effective Date Of This Chapter; To Amend Section 25-34-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notarial Officers To Certify Tangible Copies Of An Electronic Record As True And Correct; To Amend Section 25-34-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notarial Officers To Charge Higher Rates As Authorized By The Secretary Of State; To Amend Section 25-34-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline How A Notarial Officer Must Determine The Identity And Validity Of A Signature; To Amend Section 25-34-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify What Is Allowed For Personal Or Remote Appearances; To Amend Section 25-34-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify When A Notarial Officer Shall Refuse To Preform Remote Online Notarizations; To Amend Section 25-34-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-34-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Remote Online Notarized Documents Include Language That Indicate That Remote Ink-signed Notarization Was Used To Notarize The Document; To Amend Section 25-34-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform Language; To Amend Section 25-34-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Notation Of Remote Online Notarization Systems And Technology In The Journal Entry Requirements For Notaries; To Amend Section 25-34-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Rules That The Secretary Of State May Promulgate To Implement The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Laws; To Amend Sections 25-34-53 And 25-34-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Effective Dates Within The Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law; An Act To Bring Forward Sections 25-34-1, 25-34-13, 25-34-19, 25-34-21, 25-34-23, 25-34-25, 25-34-27, 25-34-35, 25-34-39, 25-34-41, 25-34-43, 25-34-45, 25-34-47, 25-34-49 And 25-34-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 89-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Certain Long Forms Of Acknowledgment To Be Used For Electronic Methods Affecting Real Or Personal Property And To Modify Such Forms To Enable The Use Of Digital Appearance And Communication Technology For Notarial Acts; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-105-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Bidding Terms For Public Deposits Shall Be Less Than Four Years When The Board Of Supervisors Designates A Depository During The Last Year Of The Board Of Supervisors Four-year Term Of Office; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 37-13-215, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Beginning With The Entering Ninth-grade Class Of 2027-2028, A Public High School Student Shall, Before Graduation, Be Required To Earn One Unit Of Credit In A High-school Computer Science Course, Or One Unit Of Credit In An Industry-aligned Career And Technical Education (cte) With Embedded Computer Science Course; To Provide The State Graduation Requirements That May Be Satisfied By Either Of These Courses; To Require That Such Courses Include Instruction On The Fundamental Concepts Of Emerging Computer Science Technologies, Such As Artificial Intelligence; To Amend Section 37-13-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "career And Technical Education With Embedded Computer Science Course" For Purposes Of The Mississippi Computer Science And Cyber Education Equality Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Child Protection Services To Develop And Certify Mandatory Reporter Training Statewide Before The Any Training Is Offered; To Amend Section 43-21-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Report Is False When It Is Unsupported By Any Credible Evidence And The Person Intentionally Submitted The Report Knowing That It Was False; To Provide A Penalty For False Reports; To Authorize The Department Of Child Protection Services Or The Attorney General To Prosecute Claims Under This Section; To Amend Section 97-35-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Child Protection Services To Receive Restitution; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "requiring Efficiency For Our Colleges And Universities System (refocus) Act"; To Establish The "mississippi University System Efficiency Task Force" To Examine The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of The Public University System In Mississippi, As It Relates To The Universities' Collective Mission Of Enrolling And Graduating More Degreed Mississippians And Retaining Them In The State, And Anticipated Nationwide Challenges With Regard To Demographic Shifts And A Projected Overall Decline In Enrollment; To Require The Task Force To Develop Recommendations To The Legislature On Changes To Policy And Laws In Mississippi With A Goal Of Increasing The Efficiency Of The Public University System In The State; To Set The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide For Other Provisions Related Thereto, Including Per Diem And Voting; To Establish The Purpose Of Section 4 Of This Act; To Define Terms; To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning And Community Colleges To Ensure That Each Unit Does Not Establish Or Maintain A Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Office; To Ensure Universities And Colleges Treat Each Student, Faculty, And Staff Member Fairly; To Require Universities And Colleges To Make A Report To Their Respective Governing Boards; To Require The Governing Boards To Make Reports To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A New Section Within Title 63, Chapter 11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Defendant Convicted Of Aggravated Dui Where The Deceased Victim Of The Offense Was The Parent Of A Minor Child Shall Pay Restitution In The Form Of Child Support; To Provide That The Court Shall Determine An Amount That Is Reasonable After Considered Certain Factors; To Provide For The Disbursement Of The Support To The Child's Parent Or Guardian; To Provide For The Defendant's Inability To Pay During Incarceration; To Provide That Child Support Payments Shall Continue Until Paid In Full Without Regard To The Age Of The Child; To Provide That A Child Support Order Under This Section Shall Be Offset By A Subsequent Civil Judgment Entered Against The Defendant For The Benefit Of The Minor Child; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-59-17 And 37-59-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Vote Threshold For The Issuance Of School Bonds From Three-fifths Of The Qualified Electors Voting To A Majority Thereof; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 93-5-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Rebuttable Presumption In Favor Of Joint Custody With Equal Parenting Time In All Custody Matters; To Provide That The Presumption Shall Be Rebuttable By A Preponderance Of The Evidence; To Provide For The Calculation Of Child Support Where The Court Awards Joint Custody With Equally Shared Parenting Time; To Require A Court To Document The Reasons From Deviating From The Presumption Unless Both Parents Petition For A Deviation; To Clarify That This Section Shall Apply To All Custody Determinations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 43-15-17 And 43-21-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Provisions Related To Kinship Support Payments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize Mortgage Loan Originators To Perform Origination Activities At A Remote Location Under The Supervision And In Compliance With The Licensee's Policies And Procedures Subject To Certain Conditions; To Amend Section 81-18-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "employee," "exclusive Agent," "independent Contractor" And "remote Location"; To Amend Section 81-18-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee For A Mortgage Loan Originator License; To Amend Section 81-18-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Sum Of Surety Bond For Mortgage Brokers, Mortgage Lenders And Initial Applicants; To Amend Section 81-18-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Nothing In This Chapter Shall Be Interpreted To Prohibit Mortgage Loan Originators Of A Licensee Performing Origination Activities At A Remote Location, His Or Her Residence, Or Another Remote Location, Provided That The Licensee Complies With The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 81-18-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The License Fee For Initial Applications For A License To Operate As A Mortgage Broker Or Lender; To Increase The Annual Renewal Fee; To Amend Section 81-18-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Application Fee For A Licensee's Branch Office; To Increase The Annual Renewal Fee For A Licensee's Branch Office; To Amend Section 81-18-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Examination Fee For Licensees In The State Of Mississippi; To Bring Forward Sections 81-18-5, 81-18-7, 81-18-8, 81-18-13, 81-18-14, 81-18-19, 81-18-23, 81-18-27, 81-18-28, 81-18-29, 81-18-31, 81-18-33, 81-18-35, 81-18-36, 81-18-37, 81-18-39, 81-18-40, 81-18-41, 81-18-43, 81-18-45, 81-18-47, 81-18-49, 81-18-53, 81-18-55, 81-18-61 And 81-18-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Mississippi S.a.f.e. Mortgage Act, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-7-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Range Of Compensation Paid To A Juror Per Day For His Or Her Service; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 85-7-251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Notice Requirement Required To Be Given By Towing Companies To An Owner Or Lienholder Of A Towed Vehicle; To Authorize A Civil Penalty Imposed By The Department Of Insurance For Failure To Make A Good Faith Effort To Comply With The Requirements Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.