An Act To Create New Section 43-12-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Employ Automated Commercial Wage Verification Services Regulated Under The Fair Credit Reporting Act For The Purpose Of Acquiring Current Employment And Income Information For Eligibility Determination And Ongoing Monitoring For Continued Eligibility For Public Benefit Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Eligible Offender Who Has Committed A Nonviolent Crime Or Violent Crime On Or After July 1, 1995, Rather Than July 1, 2014, Shall Not Be Released By The Department Of Corrections Until After He Or She Has Served No Less Than Twenty-five Percent Of His Or Her Sentence For A Nonviolent Crime Or Fifty Percent For A Crime Of Violence; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-12-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Human Services Shall Require Persons Who Are Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Benefits Who Are Eighteen To Fifty-nine Years Of Age, Do Not Have Children Under Eighteen Years Of Age In Their Home, Do Not Qualify For An Exemption, And Are Determined By The Department To Be Eligible, To Participate In An Employment And Training Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-5-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Composition Of The Inmate Welfare Fund Committee To Include The Chairpersons Of The House And Senate Corrections Committees And The Chairpersons Of The House And Senate Accountability, Efficiency And Transparency Committees As Nonvoting Members; To Require The Committee To Meet At Least Once Quarterly; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-76-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "project" Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Amend Section 75-76-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Revenue Collected From Certain Additional License Fees Imposed And Levied Under Section 75-76-183 Shall Be Deposited Into The City Of Jackson Development Fund Created In This Act; To Amend Section 75-76-183, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose And Levy Additional Fees For A License To Conduct Gaming As A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Provide That The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Establish A Program To Provide Loans And Grants To Assist With The Development Of Buildings And Other Facilities And Infrastructure For The Establishment Of New Business Enterprises And Expansion Of Existing Business Enterprises In The City Of Jackson, Mississippi; To Provide An Application Process For Entities That Desire To Participate In The Program; To Create The City Of Jackson Development Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury; To Provide That Monies In The City Of Jackson Development Fund Shall Be Disbursed By The Department Of Finance And Administration, Upon Appropriation By The Legislature, To Provide Loans And Grants For The Purposes Described In This Act; To Provide That For The First Full State Fiscal Year During Which A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Is Operating And Remitting License Fees Imposed And Levied Under Sections 75-76-177 And 75-76-195, And For Each Of The Two Immediately Succeeding State Fiscal Years, If The Total Amount Of Revenue Distributed To The City Of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Or Warren County, Mississippi, As The Case May Be, For Each Such Fiscal Year Under Section 75-76-197 And Chapter 965, Local And Private Laws Of 1993, Is Less Than The Average Total Amount Of Such Revenue Distributed Annually To The City Or County For The Four State Fiscal Years Immediately Preceding The Full State Fiscal Year During Which The Licensed Gaming Establishment Began Operating And Remitting Such License Fees, Then The Department Of Finance And Administration Shall Disburse Funds To The City Of Vicksburg Or Warren County, As The Case May Be, For The Amount Of Such Revenue Shortfall For Each Such Fiscal Year; To Provide That A Portion Of The Revenue Collected From Certain License Fees Collected From A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Shall Be Used Temporarily For Certain Purposes; To Bring Forward Sections 75-76-33, 75-76-67, 75-76-77, 75-76-89 And 75-76-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Sections Of The Mississippi Gaming Control Act, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 19-3-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That This Section Does Not Apply To A Person, Corporation Or Other Legal Entity Applying For A License For A Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Amend Sections 87-1-5, 97-33-1, 97-33-7, 97-33-17, 97-33-25 And 97-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Legal Gaming In A Licensed Gaming Establishment That Is Part Of A Project Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Bring Forward Section 27-109-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Defines The Terms "cruise Vessel" And "vessel" For Certain Purposes, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 95-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Various Forms Of Illegal Gambling, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "qualified Resort Area" Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Amend Section 67-1-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Project As Defined Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act Shall Be A Leisure And Recreation District Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; To Provide That Any Owner Or Operator Of A Licensed Gaming Establishment Licensed Before January 1, 2026, That Makes Capital Improvements To The Licensed Gaming Establishment In An Aggregate Amount Of At Least $100,000,000.00 Shall Be Allowed A Credit Against License Fees Imposed Under The Mississippi Gaming Control Act; To Provide The Time Period Within Which The Capital Improvements Must Be Made; To Provide For The Amount Of The Credit; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 37-173-5 And 37-175-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Children Of Active Military Duty Parents Assigned To A Military Base In Mississippi Who Attended An Out-of-state School During The Previous School Year To Receive A Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship Or Mississippi Speech-language Therapy Scholarship; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "charlie Kirk Campus Free Speech And Safety Act"; To Define Terms; To Provide Expressive Activities Under This Act; To Create Exceptions; To Provide That Outdoor Areas Of Campuses Shall Be Deemed Public Forums; To Provide For Acceptable Restrictions Set By Institutions And Colleges; To Stipulate That Any Person Who Wishes To Engage In Noncommercial Expressive Activity On Campus Shall Be Permitted To Do So Freely As Long As It Is Not Unlawful And Does Not Substantially Disrupt The Function Of The Institution Or College; To Provide For Acceptable Restrictions; To Authorize Institutions And Colleges To Prevent Expression That The First Amendment Does Not Protect; To Authorize Freedom Of Association; To Prohibit Discrimination; To Require Institutions And Colleges To Make Their Policies, Regulations And Expectations For Students Regarding Free Speech Public In Their Handbooks, On Their Websites And In Their Orientation Programs; To Require Institutions And Colleges To Develop Materials, Programs And Procedures To Ensure Compliance; To Require Institutions And Colleges To Publicly Post On Their Website A Report Outlining Certain Policies Required By This Act; To Stipulate The Content Of The Report; To Provide Remedies For Violations Of This Act; To Establish A Statute Of Limitations For One Year; To Provide That The State Waives Immunity Under The Eleventh Amendment Of The United States Constitution And Consents To Suit In Federal Court; To Provide That Institutions And Colleges Are Not Immune From Suit Or Liability For Violations; To Establish Severability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-105-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "pooled Investment Vehicle," "state Agency" And "state Fiscal Officer"; To Create New Section 27-105-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Treasurer To Annually Review Each Public Fund, Account Or Trust That Receives Interest Allocation From A Pooled Investment Vehicle To Determine If The Fund, Account Or Trust That Receives Interest Had No Transactional Activity, Other Than The Receipt Of Interest Within The Prior Fiscal Year; To Authorize The State Treasurer To Preclude Certain Funds, Accounts Or Trusts From Received Interest; To Direct Certain Funds To Be Closed Or Consolidated Within The State Treasury; To Amend Section 27-105-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Exception To The Investment Requirements Of This Chapter Upon A Demonstration Of Sufficient Justification; To Create New Section 27-105-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each State Agency To Review Its Funds, Accounts And Trusts Within And Outside Of The State Treasury And Report Certain Information To The Treasurer; To Require The Treasurer To Report Certain Compiled Information To The Legislative Budget Office And The Senate And House Legislative Services Office; To Amend Section 27-105-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Collect Monthly Fees From Offenders Who Are On Probation, Parole Or Any Other Field Supervision And To Deposit Those Fees Into The Community Service Revolving Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-21-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Exclusive Original Jurisdiction Of The Youth Court By Providing That The Circuit Court Shall Have Original Jurisdiction Of A Child If The Child Has Been Previously Adjudicated A Delinquent For Committing An Act With A Firearm, If Such Act Would Be A Felony If Committed By An Adult, And The Child Commits A Subsequent Act With A Firearm After Being Previously Adjudicated A Delinquent In The Youth Court; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Case Plans Of Inmates Who Have Committed Nonviolent Offenses Shall Contain Certain Programs For Rehabilitative Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Finance And Administration To Transfer And Convey Real Property And Improvements Thereon In Madison, Mississippi, Commonly Known As The Abc Warehouse, To The Madison County Economic Development Authority; To Require The Department To Obtain A Legal Description Of The Property Prior To Conveyance And Include Such Description In The Deed Or Instrument Of Conveyance; To Describe The Manner Of Sale; To Require That The Property Be Sold For Not Less Than Fair Market Value As Determined By Two Professional, Certified General Appraisers; To Authorize The Department To Execute And Deliver Deeds, Bills Of Sale Or Other Instruments Necessary To Convey The Property; To Require Remaining Proceeds From The Sale To Be Deposited Into The State General Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 9-1-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides Operating Allowances For Judges, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 9-21-45, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Judicial System Operation Fund, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 25-7-3, 25-7-9 And 25-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Fee Schedules For Judicial Clerks, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Office Of Apprenticeship Act; To Define Certain Terms; To Create The Mississippi Office Of Apprenticeship Under The Mississippi State Workforce Investment Board; To State The Purposes Of The Office; To Require The Office Of Apprenticeship To Promulgate Rules Necessary For The Implementation Of This Act; To Prescribe The Duties Of The Office Of Apprenticeship; To Create The Mississippi Apprenticeship Council As An Advisory Council To The Office; To Provide That Apprenticeship Programs And Sponsors Are Not Required To Register With The Office Of Apprenticeship; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 47-7-3.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Case Plans Of Inmates Who Have Committed Violent Offenses Shall Contain Certain Programs For Rehabilitative Purposes; And For Related Purposes.