An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist The East Madison Water Association In Paying Costs Associated With Construction Of A New Water Well And Related Facilities And Installation Of An Automatic Meter Reading System; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 71-3-13, 71-3-17, 71-3-21 And 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Maximum Total Compensation That An Employee May Recover Under The Workers' Compensation Law; To Provide That Compensation For Permanent Total Disability Shall Be Paid To The Employee Until His Death; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-29-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalty For Procuring Prostitution; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 29-5-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Maximize Utilization Of State Office Space; To Require A Maximum Of 250 Square Feet Per Occupant; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The Creating Transparency And Accountability In Dental Services Act; To Require Dental Insurance Carriers To Perform Dental Loss Ratio Calculations And File A Dental Loss Ratio Annual Report With The Commissioner Of Insurance; To Require The Commissioner To Make Such Reports Available To The Public On The Website For The Department Of Insurance; To Require The Commissioner To File A Report On The Data Collected Pursuant To The Reports Submitted By Carriers With Both The Senate And House Insurance Committees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 3, Chapter No. 379, Laws Of 2024, And To Bring Forward Section 83-9-8.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealer On The Statute Prohibiting Health Insurance Plans Or Policies From Requiring The Enrollee To Undergo Step Therapy Before Receiving Certain Prescription Drugs To Treat Advanced Metastatic Cancer; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "trey's Law" To Prohibit Nondisclosure Agreements For Sexual Abuse; To Provide That Any Provision Of A Nondisclosure Agreement, Confidentiality Agreement, Employment Agreement, Settlement Agreement, Or Any Other Type Of Agreement That Prohibits An Individual Or Entity From Disclosing An Act Of Sexual Abuse Or Facts Related To An Act Of Sexual Abuse To Another Individual Or Entity Is Void And Unenforceable; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-1-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Commissioner May Only Prescribe The Form Of License Issued Under This Article To Licensees Who Are Not United States Citizens Or Who Do Not Possess A Social Security Number If The Licensee Is Lawfully Present In The United States; To Provide That Such A License Shall Include A Designation That The Person Is Not A United States Citizen And That The License Shall Expire On The Date That The Person Is No Longer Lawfully Present In The United States; To Require Any New, Renewal Or Duplicate Driver's License, Temporary Driving Permit Or Commercial Driver's License Issued To A Person Under This Chapter To Bear A Designation Of The Sex Of The Individual Which Shall Be Consistent With The Sex Of The Individual Determined At Birth; To Provide That A Driver's License, Or Other Permit Purporting To Authorize The Holder To Operate A Motor Vehicle On Public Roadways, Issued By Another State Or Jurisdiction To A Person Unable To Prove Lawful Presence In The United States When The License Or Permit Is Issued, Shall Be Invalid In This State And Does Not Authorize The Holder To Operate A Motor Vehicle In This State; To Require A Peace Officer Who Stops A Person Driving Or Using Such An Invalid License To Issue A Citation To The Driver And Refer The Person To The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency; To Require A Justice Court Judge, License Examiner, Or Any Authorized Employee Of The Commissioner Who Encounters A Person Using Such An Invalid License To Refer The Person To The United States Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Implement This Section; To Provide For Severability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Party From Using A Peremptory Challenge To Remove A Prospective Juror On The Basis Of The Prospective Juror's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Or Religious Affiliation, Or The Perceived Membership Of The Prospective Juror In Any Of Those Groups; To Authorize A Party, Or The Trial Court On Its Own Motion, To Object To The Use Of A Peremptory Challenge Based On These Criteria; To Require The Party Exercising The Challenge, Upon Objection, To State The Reasons The Peremptory Challenge Has Been Exercised; To Require The Court To Evaluate The Reasons Given And, If The Court Grants The Objection, Authorize The Court To Take Certain Actions, Including, But Not Limited To, Starting A New Jury Selection, Declaring A Mistrial At The Request Of The Objecting Party, Seating The Challenged Juror, Or Providing Another Remedy As The Court Deems Appropriate; To Provide For A De Novo Standard Of Review By An Appellate Court Reviewing The Denial Of An Objection; To Provide That The Act Applies To Criminal Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2027; To Provide That The Act Applies To Civil Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2029; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-106-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Students Complete The College Preparatory Curriculum Approved By The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Be Eligible For Funds; To Require The State To Make Awards To Students Who Meet The Criteria Established Herein; To Remove The Requirement That The Board Provide For A Procedure For Waiver Through The 1996-1997 Academic Year; To Stipulate That Applicants Whose Families Have An Annual Income Equal To $42,500.00 Shall Be Found To Be In Financial Need; To Require That Students Be Deemed Eligible For A Federal Pell Grant Prior To Receiving State Funds Under This Section; To Amend Section 37-106-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "mississippi Law Enforcement Officer"; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That Mineral Estates Separated From The Surface Estate Shall Revert To The Owner Of The Surface Estate After Ten Years Of Nonproduction; To Define Nonproduction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Wastewater Treatment System Infrastructure Sustainability Act; To Establish An Accountability Process To Support Community Public Wastewater System Infrastructure Sustainability, Promote The Protection Of Mississippi Citizens From Environmental Hazards And Deficient Wastewater Service, And Create A Transparent Process That Produces Clear Standards And Expectations For Community Public Wastewater Systems; To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Environmental Quality To Create And Administer A Statewide Framework For Accountability For Community Public Wastewater Systems That Includes A Letter Grade Schedule Based On Certain Criteria; To Require The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Establish And Implement The Community Public Water System Letter Grade Schedule; To Require The Department To Publish An Annual Report On Its Website Containing The Assessment, Scores And Letter Grade For Each Community Public Water System, And To Require Each Community Public Water System To Provide Notification To Its Customers Of The Board's Published Score And Letter Grade Within 30 Days Following Publication; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Ban The Intentional Release Of Balloons Filled With Lighter-than-air Gases Outdoors; To Allow For The Intentional Release Of Balloons Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Penalties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 85-5-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Defendants To Identify Joint Tortfeasors In Their Answers To Complaints; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To The Mississippi Aquarium In Gulfport, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.