An Act To Phase Down The Operation Of The State Penitentiary At Parchman In Sunflower And Quitman Counties Over A Four-year Period And Transfer Its Inmates, Employees And Programs To Other State And Regional Facilities Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Authorize And Direct The Commissioner Of Corrections To Develop And Submit To The Legislature A Plan To Implement This Phasedown Under Certain Conditions And To Promulgate Regulations Necessary To Implement The Plan; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Hold The Land At Parchman In Trust And To Lease The Grounds And Buildings For Agricultural, Industrial, Commercial, Residential, Recreational Or Other Uses For A Ground Rental Under Certain Conditions; To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Designate An Existing Building At Parchman For The Delivery Of Mental Health Services To Inmates With Mental Illness Incarcerated In Any State Or Regional Correctional Facility To Be Known As The "northwest Mississippi Facility For The Treatment And Care Of Inmates With Mental Illness," And To Prescribe Standards For The Operation Of Said Mental Health Treatment Facility; To Provide That Any Buildings Or Other Facilities Remaining At Parchman Shall Be Renamed "northwest Mississippi Correctional Facility"; To Amend Sections 47-4-1, 47-5-3, 47-5-5, 47-5-6, 47-5-10, 47-5-20, 47-5-28, 47-5-30, 47-5-64 And 47-5-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Correctional Infrastructure And Inmate Housing Fund In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 47-5-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Correctional Auditor; To Amend Sections 47-5-539 And 47-5-579, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Expand The Pilot Work Initiative Under The Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation At Central Mississippi Correctional Facility To Any State, Regional And Private Correctional Facility In The State Of Mississippi Which House Inmates Under The Jurisdiction Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections; To Prescribe Certain Conditions For The Operation Of The Mississippi Prison Industries Program; To Delete The Automatic Repealer On The Prison Industries Program; To Delete The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act Of 2021; To Bring Forward Section 1 Of Chapter 479, Laws Of 2021; To Amend Sections 47-7-3 And 47-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, And Bring Forward Sections 47-7-3.1, 47-7-3.2, 47-7-15, 47-7-17 And 47-7-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; To Amend Sections 47-5-473, 47-5-577, 47-5-911 And 47-5-1251, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Automatic Repealers On The Correctional System Pilot Work Release Program, The Correctional System Mississippi Prison Industries Act Of 1990, The Correctional System Prison Industries Pilot Work Initiative At Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, The Correctional System Provisions For State Offenders Serving Sentences In County Jails, The Correctional System Prison Industry Enhancement Program And The Correctional System Probation And Parole Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Wind Power Devices Over One Hundred Fifty Feet In Height If The Device Is Located Within One Hundred Square Miles In Which Eleven Or More Bird Bands Have Been Collected In The Previous Ten Years; To Define Terms; To Provide Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The "period Of Quiet Reflection Act"; To Provide That In Each Public School Classroom, The Local School Governing Board Shall Require A Brief Period Of Quiet Reflection For Not More Than 60 Seconds At The Opening Of Every School Day; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Crime Of Reckless Endangerment; To Provide That Such Crime Shall Be A Misdemeanor; To Provide Certain Enhancements Under Which Such Crime Shall Be A Felony; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-99-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Name The Consumer Freedom Of Choice Act; To Amend Section 75-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "motor Vehicle" And "farm Equipment"; To Amend Section 75-99-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Governmental Entities From Enacting Or Enforcing Any Resolution, Regulation, Rule, Code Or Policy To Take Action That Restricts Or Prohibits Use Of Motor Vehicles, Tools, And Farm Equipment Based On The Fuel Source Required For Operation; To Amend Section 75-99-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "hinshaw Natural Gas Pipeline System" And Include It In The Definition Of "public Utility"; To Amend Section 77-3-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Give The Public Service Commission Jurisdiction Over Hinshaw Natural Gas Pipeline Systems; To Amend Section 77-3-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Certification And Approval Of Hinshaw Natural Gas Pipeline Systems; To Stipulate Instances When Hinshaw Natural Gas Pipeline Systems Must Seek Approval From The Commission; To Provide For The Creation Of Jurisdictional Contracts Between Hinshaw Natural Gas Pipeline Systems And Third Parties; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Information And Technology Services To Establish Minimum Cybersecurity Standards And Policies In Conjunction With The Secretary Of State For County Registrars And Election Commissioners; To Stipulate That Such Standards And Policies Aim To Ensure The Integrity Of Mississippi's Voter Registration And Election Data In The Statewide Elections Management System; To Require Such Policies To Be Established No Later Than January 1, 2027; To Provide For Assessments Of Adherence To The Policies; To Require Confidentiality Of Information; To Grant The State Auditor's Office Authority To Use Such Information For Auditing Purposes; To Allow Mdits And The Secretary Of State To Request Results Of Internal Assessments; To Provide For Failure To Meet The Established Cybersecurity Standards; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Primary Election Day For Statewide, State District, Legislative, County And County District Offices; To Amend Section 21-9-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The "our House Residential Multi-service Center Program" At The Cwc In Pike County, Mississippi, As A Pilot Initiative Within The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Provide Comprehensive Services To Returning Citizens; To Set Forth Criteria That Must Be Met To Be Eligible For The Program; To Outline Program Structure, Services And Phases; To Identify Expected Outcomes Of The Program; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Corrections, In Conjunction With The Legislative Budget Office, To Provide An Annual Report To The Legislature Detailing Program Outcomes, Participant Progress And Financial Savings Achieved Through The Program; To Require That An Independent Evaluation Of The Program's Effectiveness Be Conducted Every Two Years To Assess Its Impact On Recidivism And Overall Community Reintegration; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-901, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Medical Providers Shall Submit Claims For Services Provided To Inmates In An Amount Equal To The Mississippi Medicaid Reimbursement Rate; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-17-745, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify And Expand The Rights, Powers And Authority Of County Authorities And Regional Utility Authorities Created Under The Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act; To Provide A Right Of First Refusal For Water, Wastewater And Stormwater Services With Certificated Areas; To Prohibit Utility Service And Provide Penalties Therefor; To Provide Enforcement Authority To The County Authority; To Provide That All Powers Granted Herein Are Supplemental To, And Not In Limitation Of, Any Other Rights, Powers, Or Remedies Provided Under The Mississippi Gulf Region Utility Act Or Any Other Provision Of Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To State Legislative Findings; To Require Law Enforcement Agencies Operating In The State To Maintain And Publicly Post A Written Policy Regarding The Use Of Facial Coverings; To Set Forth Certain Minimum Standards Of The Policy; To Provide That A Law Enforcement Officer Shall Not Wear A Facial Covering That Conceals Or Obscures Their Facial Identity In The Performance Of Their Duties, Except As Expressly Authorized In This Section; To Provide That A Willful And Knowing Violation Of This Prohibition Is Punishable As An Infraction Or As A Misdemeanor; To Provide Certain Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-563 And 23-15-573, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Length Of Time After The Election Within Which A Voter Who Is Unable To Present Acceptable Photographic Identification Must Return To The Circuit Or Municipal Clerk's Office To Present Photographic Identification Or Execute A Religious Exemption Affidavit; To Provide That Such Voters Must Return To The Circuit Or Municipal Clerk's Office Within Three Rather Than Five Days To Ensure That His Or Her Ballot Is Counted; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize And Direct The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Conduct A Comprehensive Study Of Inmates Under Its Jurisdiction To Determine The Prevalence Of Individuals With Dyslexia And Make A Report Thereon To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-23-135, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public School Districts To Develop And Implement Comprehensive Safe-school Plans That Are Inclusive Of And Accessible To Students With Special Needs; To Require School Districts To Provide Proactive Planning, Training And Resources To Address Unique Student Needs, Prevent Unequal Safety Measures And Violations Of Federal Law And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.