A Resolution Observing Thursday, January 22, 2026, As "faces Of Recovery - Recovery Day 2026" At The Mississippi State Capitol.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 43-27-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Department Of Human Services Shall Be The Department Of Youth Services, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Department Of Human Services, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Powers Of The Department Of Human Services, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Control And Management Of Certain Funds By The Department Of Human Services, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Department Of Youth Services Shall Have Exclusive Care Of Children Committed To Its Facilities, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Department Of Youth Services Is Authorized To Accept Certain Funds, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Data And Assistance By State Agencies And Departments That May Be Provided To He Department Of Youth Services, For Purposes Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Cooperation Of Other Departments, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That Positions In The Department Of Youth Services Are To Be Included In The State Classification System, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Certain Records And Reports, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Office Of Community Services, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Office Of Juvenile Correctional Institutions, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Lodging Of Superintendents, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Prohibition Of Persons Having Mental Illness Or Intellectual Disabilities From Being Committed To Institutions That Under The Control Of The Department Of Youth Services, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Transfer Of Children, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To Academic And Vocational Training, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Effect On Other Laws, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Acquisition Of Certain Land, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Creation Of The Statewide Juvenile Work Program, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 43-27-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Pertains To The Use Of Columbia Training School And Oakley Youth Development Center, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 1, Chapter 431, Laws Of 2024, To Extend The Operation Of The Mississippi K-12 And Postsecondary Mental Health Task Force For One Additional Year; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Develop And Report Its Findings And Recommendations To The Mississippi Legislature On Or Before October 1, 2026; To Dissolve The Task Force Upon Presentation Of The Report Due On Or Before October 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-31-15 And 37-31-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Boards, With The Approval Of The State Board Of Education, To Establish Vocational Education Programs In Each School District Or Authorize Two Or More Districts To Enter Into An Agreement For The Joint Operation Of A Vocational Education Program To Serve Students With The School Districts Of Participants To The Agreement; To Bring Forward Sections 37-31-71, 37-31-73 And 37-31-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each School District To Employ A Licensed Mental Health Counselor In Each School; To Require All Students To Meet With Their School's Mental Health Counselor At Least Once Per School Year; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create And Codify New Section 37-13-4.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Governing Board Of Each Public School District And Nonsectarian Public Charter School To Adopt A Policy Providing A Daily Opportunity For Voluntary Participation By Students And Employees In A Period Of Prayer And The Reading Of The Bible Or Other Religious Text; To Require Such Policies To Include Mandatory Written Consent, Acknowledgment Of Voluntariness And An Express Waiver Of State And Federal Claims, Including Establishment Clause Claims; To Prohibit Participation Without Prior Written Consent And To Provide For Revocation Of Consent While Maintaining The Enforceability Of Executed Waivers; To Prohibit The Broadcast Of Prayer Or Religious Readings Over Public Address Systems And To Require That Such Periods Not Supplant Instructional Time; To Require Safeguards Ensuring That Prayer Or Religious Readings Are Not Knowingly Or Intentionally Conducted In The Presence Or Hearing Of Nonconsenting Individuals And To Authorize Compliance Through Scheduling Before Normal School Hours Or In Fully Consented Classrooms Or Campuses; To Require The Attorney General, Upon Request, To Provide Advisory Guidance, Model Consent Forms, And Legal Defense To Participating Districts Or Schools And To Provide For State Liability For Costs, Judgments Or Settlements When Such Defense Is Undertaken; To Clarify That The Act Does Not Prohibit Individual Prayer Or Religious Expression During Other Periods Of The School Day And Does Not Conflict With Article 8, Section 208 Of The Mississippi Constitution Of 1890 Or Existing Statutory Protections For Student Religious Expression; To Bring Forward Sections 37-12-7, 37-13-4, 37-13-4.1 And 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Holders Of Package Retailer's Permits Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Sell Alcoholic Beverages On Sunday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-67-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipalities To Expend Monies In A Special Fund Consisting Of Use Tax Revenue Distributions For The Repair, Maintenance And/or Reconstruction Of Sidewalks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-17-76, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Used Motor Vehicle Dealer Renewing An Application For The Issuance Of A Used Motor Vehicle Dealer's License To Complete Continuing Education As Determined By Standards Agreed Upon By The Department Of Revenue And The Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association; To Remove The Exemption Granted To Used Motor Vehicle Dealers Engaged In Vehicle Salvage From Continuing Education Requirements As A Condition Of Dealer Licensure; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Purple Angels Law" To Regulate The Registry Of Persistent Domestic Violence Offenders; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Create The Registry; To Require The Clerk Of The Convicting Court To Provide Information To The Department Of Public Safety; To Require Payment Of A Registration Fee; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit Local School Boards To Designate A Period Of Reflection At The Beginning Of Each School Day To Provide For Student-initiated Prayer On A Voluntary Basis; To Bring Forward Section 37-13-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 37-13-4.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit Local School Boards To Designate A Period Of Prayer Or Reflection At School Events; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety Act" For The Purpose Of Authorizing The Department Of Public Safety To Assist Local Law Enforcement Agencies And School Governing Bodies With The Cost Of Employing A School Resource Officer (sro) At Each School Campus Within The Jurisdictions Of Their Law Enforcement And Governing Authorities; To Require Local Law Enforcement Agencies And School Governing Bodies To Make Joint Application To The Department For The Approval Of Allocation Of Funds; To Specify The Information To Be Included In The Application; To Prescribe The Details Of The Program Including The Requirement Of A Memorandum Of Understanding Or Interlocal Agreement Between A Local Law Enforcement Agency And A School Governing Body; To Create The Mississippi School Resource Officers School Safety Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The Special Fund Shall Be Used To Provide Funds To Local Law Enforcement Agencies And School Governing Bodies For The Purposes Described In This Act; To Amend Section 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That Certain Municipally Owned Or Operated Public Utilities Shall Undergo Annual Audits Conducted By Third-party Firms; To Provide For Severability Of This Act; To Stipulate That This Act Shall Not Apply To Any Actions Or Proceedings Pending On The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The Town Of Byhalia, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A New Town Of Byhalia Police Department Building And Jail; And For Related Purposes.