An Act Entitled The "stop Predatory Investing Act Of 2026" To Limit Large-scale Corporate Purchases Of Single-family Homes By Denying Tax Deductions For Interest And Depreciation On Properties Owned By Institutional Real Estate Investors Holding 50 Or More Such Homes With Exceptions For Sales To Homebuyers Or Nonprofits; To Provide Definitions; To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Mississippi Income Tax Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 19-25-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Provision That Authorizes Counties To Charge Political Subdivisions For Housing, Feeding, And Caring For Prisoners Housed In The County Jail; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Qualified Contributions To Preschool Or Prekindergarten Programs Serving Children At Least Three Years Of Age Are Eligible For The Income Tax Credit Applying To Prekindergarten Program Support Contributions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-33-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Applicant Shall Be Required To Produce A Copy Of Any Closing Statement Or Disclosure In Order To Qualify For Homestead Exemption; To Provide That The Requirement To File A New Application For Homestead Exemption If Changes Have Occurred In The Status Of The Homestead Property Description, Ownership, Use Or Occupancy Since January 1 Of The Preceding Year, Shall Not Apply To Any Conveyance Of Homestead Property Whereby The Grantor Reserves A Life Estate Interest In The Property; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-2-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Requirement That Changes To A Consolidation Plan Adopted By The Commission Must Be Approved By The Commission; To Amend Section 53-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Office Of Geology And Energy Resources Or Its Successor Office From The Definition Of Department; To Amend Section 53-7-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Head Of The Office Of Geology And Energy Resources To Participate In Certain Actions Taken By The Permit Board; To Expand The Powers Of The Executive Director For Certain Actions; To Amend Section 53-9-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Definition For State Geologist; To Amend Section 53-9-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That The Amount Of Bond Shall Be Determined By The Permit Board After Consultation With Only The Department; To Amend Section 53-9-32, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Staff Of The Department To Prepare A Brief Upon Receipt Of A Complete Application For A Surface Coal Mining And Reclamation Operation; To Amend Section 53-9-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Make An Assessment Of Certain Conditions Prior To Issuing A Permit Or Modification; To Amend Section 53-9-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Grant The Executive Director Or His Or Her Designee Sole Authority To Investigate Violations; To Amend Section 53-9-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Stipulate That The Staff Of The Department Shall Be Responsible For Surface Coal Mining Lands Review; To Amend Section 53-9-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Staff Of The Department To Consult With Surface Owners Whose Land Is Proposed To Be Included In Leasing Tracts; To Amend Section 53-9-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department To Establish And Maintain A State Reclamation Program For Abandoned Mines; To Amend Sections 57-21-9 And 7-5-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create Additional Powers And Responsibilities For The Department Of Information Technology Services; To Authorize Its To Establish And Administer Procurement Lists For Certain Purposes; To Provide For Coverage Of Technology And Telecommunications Hardware Not Otherwise Available Through Procurement; To Authorize Award Of Certain Procurements Based On Best Value; To Require Its To Establish And Maintain A Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework For Cybersecurity Hardware, Cybersecurity Software, And Associated Services; To Provide For Establishment Of Cybersecurity Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework; To Provide That Any Cybersecurity Manufacturer Meeting Minimum Standards Shall Be Eligible For Inclusion In The Cybersecurity Manufacturer-based Procurement Framework; To Authorize Eligible Entities To Select Cybersecurity Products Or Services From Any Qualified Manufacturer Under The Framework; To Prescribe Eligible Users; To Stipulate That Procurements Under This Act Shall Remain Subject To Oversight By The Department Of Finance And Administration, The Public Procurement Review Board And The State Auditor; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Violent Crime Task Force; To Charge The Task Force With Studying Violent Crime Clearance Rates And Strategies To Improve The Investigation, Prosecution, And Deterrence Of Violent Crime; To Provide For Membership, Organization, Duties, And Reporting; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Amend The Economic Development And Infrastructure Fund To Allow Monies In The Fund To Be Used To Aid Existing Federal Aviation Administration-certificated Part 139 Commercial Service Airports In The State; To Remove A Provision Concerning Counties In Which Legal Gaming Is Being Conducted Or Is Authorized; To Authorize Certain Air Service Development Methods; To Authorize Action For Purposes Of Economic Development, Workforce Access, Tourism, Business Retention, And Business Recruitment; To Provide That Grants Shall Be Funded Through A Separate Appropriation From The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 27-19-53 And 27-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify That The Highway Privilege Tax Is Not Imposed On A Motor Vehicle Receiving A $1.00 License Tag Under The Provision Of Law Authorizing Such A Tag For A Person Rated As Having 100% Permanent Service-connected Disability Or At Least 70% Nonpermanent Service-connected Disability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-21-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers And Scrap Metal Processors To Use Third-party Vendors That Meet The Requirements Of The Department Of Revenue, As An Alternative To Using The Department Of Revenue's Automated Statewide Motor Vehicle Registration System, For The Purpose Of Complying With Their Duty To Verify The Absence Of Any Lien On A Motor Vehicle Before It May Be Purchased Or Received For Scrapping, Dismantling Or Destruction; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A State Income Tax Credit For Taxpayers Claiming The Federal Earned Income Tax Credit; To Provide The Amount Of The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of Credit Claimed By A Taxpayer Exceeds The Amount Of Income Tax Imposed Upon The Taxpayer For The Taxable Year, Then The Taxpayer Shall Receive A Refund From The Department Of Revenue For The Amount Of Such Excess; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Criminalize The Willful Forging Or Falsifying Of A Residency Document To Enroll A Child Without Establishing Domicile Within The School District; To Provide Penalties; To Require The Department To Expel The Child Whose Enrollment Was The Basis Of The Conviction; To Require The Department, School District Or Any School Employee To Inform The Proper Law Enforcement Authority Of Violations Of This Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Rehabilitation Incentive Program Act; To Criminalize The Knowing Sale, Lend, Gift, Distribution, Or Trafficking To A Minor Of A Deadly Weapon; To Provide Criminal Penalties; To Order A Mental Health Assessment For Certain Offenders; To Create The Rehabilitation Incentive Program With The Department Of Corrections; To Provide Eligibility And Procedures For The Program; To Create A Special Fund With The State Treasury To Be Designated As The Rehabilitation Incentive Program Trust Fund; To Provide Eligibility In The Program To Certain Offenders; To Require Certain Person To Complete A Certified Safe Storage Education Program For Firearms; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Be Construed To Criminalize Lawful Adult Supervised Transfers For Hunting, Marksmanship, Recreational Shooting, Or Firearm Safety Instruction; To Amend Section 97-37-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit, In An Amount Not To Exceed $25,000.00 Annually Per Taxpayer, For Contributions To One Or More State Institutions Of Higher Learning; To Provide That Any Unused Portion Of The Credit May Be Carried Forward For The Five Succeeding Tax Years; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize A Credit Against Income And Insurance Premium Taxes For Voluntary Cash Contributions By Certain Business Enterprises To Certain Tax-exempt Organizations Operating As Members Of A Statewide Alliance, Offering Programs To Advance Mississippi Youth In Education Achievement, Physical Development And Social/emotional Development While Also Supporting Workforce Development; To Authorize A Credit Against Ad Valorem Taxes On Real Property For Such Contributions By Certain Business Organizations Not Operating As Corporations; To Limit The Amount Of The Credits; To Allow Excess Amounts Of The Credit To Be Carried Forward For Five Consecutive Years; And For Related Purposes.