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.

An Act To Provide That It Shall Be Unlawful For Any Person Who Is The Subject Of Certain Domestic Restraining Orders Or Who Has Been Convicted Of A Misdemeanor Crime Of Domestic Violence To Possess Any Firearm Or Ammunition; To Provide A Criminal Penalty; To Amend Section 93–21–9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Petitioner Who Requests The Removal Of Firearms Or Ammunition From An Individual Alleged To Have Committed Abuse As Relief In A Domestic Abuse Protection Order Shall State The Facts And Circumstances That Merit Such Relief With Particularity; To Require The Mississippi Judicial College To Annually Review The Standardized Form Required Under This Section And Distribute Any Revised Form To The Courts; To Amend Section 93–21–15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Court In A Temporary Or Final Domestic Abuse Protection Order To Order Law Enforcement To Remove A Respondent's Firearms And Ammunition For The Duration Of The Order Where A Separate Finding Has Been Made That The Respondent's Continued Retention Of Firearms And Ammunition Poses A Risk To The Health And Safety Of The Petitioner, Any Minor Children, Or Any Person Alleged To Be Incompetent; To Amend Section 93–21–25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Clerk Of The Issuing Court To Enter Orders Requiring The Removal Of Firearms Into The Mississippi Protection Order Registry Within 12 Hours Of Issuance; To Allow Delivery Of A Copy To The Sheriff's Department In Electronic Format; To Require The Clerk Of The Issuing Court To Hand Deliver The Copy Of The Order If The Receipt Of The Copy In Electronic Format Is Not Acknowledged By The Sheriff's Department Within 12 Hours Of Transmittal; To Amend Section 93–21–27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Presumption Of Good Faith To Law Enforcement Officers Removing Firearms Pursuant To A Protection Order; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Define Terms; To Prohibit Judges From Considering Persons Charged With Bail-restricted Offenses Eligible For Release On An Unsecured Judicial Release; To Stipulate That Such Persons Shall Only Be Eligible For Release Through The Use Of Secured Monetary Bond, Property Bond, Or Professional Surety Bond; To Grant Judicial Authority To Release Other Persons Charged With Nonbail-restricted Offenses On An Unsecured Judicial Release At The Judge's Discretion; To Limit The Number Of Cash Bonds Posted Per Year; To Require Persons And Entities Purporting To Be A Charitable Bail Fund To Submit The Same Requirements As Any Professional Surety Company; To Grant The Attorney General And District Attorneys Concurrent Authority To Prosecute Violations On Misdemeanor Charges; To Prohibit Repeat Offenders From Becoming Eligible For Release On An Unsecured Judicial Release; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-33-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Education And Experience Requirements For A Person Seeking Licensure As A Certified Public Accountant; To Require A Candidate For Licensure To Pass All Sections Of The Uniform Cpa Examination For The Initial Issuance Of A License; To Amend Section 73-33-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Same Education And Experience For A Person Licensed As A Cpa In Another State Who Is Seeking Practice Privileges In This State; To Bring Forward Section 73-33-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-5-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Any Court To Allow A Defendant To Post A Cash Deposit No Less Than 10% Of The Total Bail Amount In Lieu Of A Surety Or Property Bond, Only If The Defendant Meets Certain Requirements And Executes A Sworn Affidavit Of Eligibility; To Require The Clerk Of A Court To Provide The Defendant With Statutory Notice Prior To Accepting Any Cash Bail; To Set Forth A Form Notice To Be Used By Court Clerks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Expungement Of The Felony Crimes Of Promoting Or Procuring Prostitution; To Amend Section 97-3-54.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Minors Are Not Liable For Nonviolent Criminal Activity That Takes Place During Victimization; To Amend Section 97-3-54.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Vacatur Of Prostitution Convictions Also Applies To Adjudication Of Delinquency; To Provide That Victims Of Human Trafficking May Request The Court To Expunge Misdemeanor And Nonviolent Convictions That Were A Direct Result Of Their Victimization; To Provide An Affirmative Defense To Certain Criminal Charges That Directly Result From Trafficking A Victim; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Service Of Bench Warrants Task Force To Study Procedures Related To The Issuance Of Bench Warrants In This State, Including Service And Notice Of Bench Warrants And To Propose Legislation Based Upon Its Findings; To Direct The Task Force To Make Recommendations For Legislation After Its Review Of Certain Issues; To Provide For The Membership Of The Task Force; To Provide Procedure For The Task Force; To Require Representatives Of Both The Administrative Office Of Courts And The Mississippi Electronic Courts System To Attend The Meetings Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To File A Report With The Lieutenant Governor And Speaker Of The House Before A Certain Date; To Provide That The Task Force Shall Be Dissolved Upon Filing Of Its Report; To Amend Section 45-45-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Conveyance Equipment Which Is Applicable To The Provisions And Inspection Requirements Of The Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act; To Amend Section 37-7-203, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise How Vacancies Of School Board Trustees Are Filled; To Provide For The Election Of School Board Members Of A Certain School District; To Amend Section 25-3-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Certain County To Employ Its Elected County Prosecuting Attorney On A Full-time Basis; And For Related Purposes.