An Act To Create The Early Voting Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That The Early Voting Period Shall Begin No Less Than 21 Days Before The Election And Continue Until The Last Regular Business Day Preceding The Election; To Provide That Early Voting Shall Be For Each Primary, General, Runoff, Special And Municipal Election For Public Office; To Provide The Hours For Early Voting In The Registrar's Office During Regular Business Hours; To Provide That Notice Of Early Voting Shall Be Provided In Three Public Places Eight Days Before The Voting Begins; To Provide The Procedures To Follow When Casting A Ballot During The Early Voting Period; To Provide The Manner For Challenging The Qualifications Of A Voter During The Early Voting Period; To Amend Sections 23-15-627, 23-15-713, 23-15-31, 23-15-43, 23-15-65, 23-15-127, 23-15-153, 23-15-171, 23-15-173, 23-15-191, 23-15-195, 23-15-197, 23-15-231, 23-15-233, 23-15-239, 23-15-241, 23-15-245, 23-15-247, 23-15-251, 23-15-255, 23-15-263, 23-15-265, 23-15-267, 23-15-309, 23-15-331, 23-15-333, 23-15-335, 23-15-353, 23-15-357, 23-15-359, 23-15-363, 23-15-367, 7-3-39, 23-15-511, 23-15-515, 23-15-545, 23-15-573, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-807, 23-15-833, 23-15-843, 23-15-851, 23-15-853, 23-15-855, 23-15-857, 23-15-859, 23-15-895, 23-15-913, 23-15-963, 23-15-977, 23-15-1031, 23-15-1081, 23-15-1083, 23-15-1085, 23-15-1091, 21-3-3, 21-9-17, 37-5-9, 21-8-7, 9-4-5 And 23-15-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-707, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Telephone Solicitor To Make A Telephone Solicitation Regarding A Medicare Advantage Plan Or Medicare Supplement Plan To A Person Who Has An Established Business Relationship With The Solicitor Or Who Has Requested A Call With The Company; To Amend Section 77-3-709, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Correct An Incorrect Reference To Another Section Of The Code; To Amend Section 77-3-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Exemption From The Requirements Of The Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act For Insurance Agents; To Amend Section 83-9-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Prohibition Against Telephone Solicitations By Issuers Of Medicare Supplemental Policies Or Certificates; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 97-37-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Employees Of The Secretary Of State Who Are Authorized By The Secretary Of State To Perform Investigative Or Regulatory Functions To Carry Firearms; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Pharmacy Technician-to-pharmacist Ratio Requirements For Licensed Pharmacies That Are Open To The Public And For Those That Are Not Open To The Public; To Direct The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Ensure Compliance; To Exclude From Being Counted Toward The Ratio Certain Supportive Personnel Who Are Not Performing The Functions Of A Registered Pharmacy Technician; To Authorize A Licensed Pharmacy To Exceed The Pharmacy Technician-to-pharmacist Ratio If All Pharmacy Technicians In Excess Of The Applicable Ratio Are Nationally Certified By A Certification Program Recognized By The Board; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create "the Law Enforcement Integrity Act"; To Provide Definitions For The Act; Provide That State, County, Municipal Or Political Subdivision Employers Of Law Enforcement Shall Be Liable For The Injuries Caused By Their Law Enforcement Officers; To Authorize Civil Liability; To Bring Forward Sections 11-46-5, 11-46-7, And 11-46-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Governmental Immunity, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Provide A Statute Of Limitations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Anti-lynching Act"; To Define Lynching As A Discriminatory Killing Committed By Two Or More Persons Under The Pretext Of Administering Justice For An Alleged Offense; To Create The Standalone Felony Offense Of Lynching Punishable By Life Imprisonment Without Eligibility For Parole; To Provide For The Felony Offense Of Attempted Lynching With A Mandatory Minimum Sentence; To Provide For Aiding And Abetting, Organizing Or Inciting, And Conspiracy; To Establish Discriminatory Death Triggers And Mandatory Investigative Protocols; To Require Appointment Of An Independent Prosecutor By Default; To Require Mandatory Reporting By Local Agencies To The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety And The Office Of The Attorney General; To Require A Uniform Statewide Tracking Database And Annual Reports To The Legislature; To Require Psychological Autopsies And Forensic Protocols In Certain Cases; To Require Attendance By An Independent Pathologist Selected By The Family In Certain Cases; To Establish Family Rights And Anti-intimidation Protections; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action For Survival And Wrongful Death Claims Against Perpetrators And Organizers, Including Damages, Civil Penalties, And Attorney's Fees; To Provide Sanctions For Official Misconduct For Willful Failure To Report, Investigate, Or Prosecute; To Create An Anti-lynching Investigation And Accountability Fund And Grant Program; To Provide For Severability; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Or Certificates Of Need To A Post-acute Care In-home Health Provider Who Is A Cms Guide Model Participant Offering An In-home Continuum Of Care Model For The Establishment Of A Home Health Agency Or Agencies In Copiah County And In Stone County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Health To Offer Eligible Participants Improved Maternal Health Care Through Remote Patient Monitoring For Maternal Hypertension And Maternal Diabetes; To Provide That The Department Shall Select One Or More Participating Managed Care Organizations And One Technology Vendor To Administer The Pilot Program; To Provide That The Department Shall Implement The Pilot Program In As Many Counties As Necessary To Ensure Participation Of Up To Three Hundred Eligible Participants; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Conclude Two Years After The Program Is Operational; To Provide That Within Two Years After The Pilot Program's Implementation, The Department Shall Collaborate With The Participating Managed Care Organizations And Any Other Relevant Stakeholders To Develop A Report On Evaluating The Outcomes Of The Pilot Program; To Require That The Report Include Recommendations Regarding Whether The Pilot Program Should Be Expanded Throughout Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 71-5-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish Restrictions On The Sharing Of Data Collected By The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security With A State, Federal Or Private Entity; To Amend Section 71-5-133, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Administrative Hearing Process For The Department Of Employment Security To Determine If Good Cause Exists For An Employer Failing To Respond To A Subpoena For Wage Records; To Amend Section 71-5-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department To Assess Penalties For Employers Willfully And Continually Refusing To Produce Wage Records; To Authorize The Department To Seek The Sheriff's Assistance When The Court Has Issued An Order Of Contempt; To Create New Section 71-5-352, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Electronic Payment Of Unemployment Insurance And Training Taxes By Employers; To Amend Section 71-5-355, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Formal Process For An Employer To Request A Review Of Tax Rates For Good Cause; To Authorize The Department To Make Adjustments To The Tax Rates When The Employer Is Not At Fault; To Amend Section 71-5-365, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Formal Process For An Employer To Request A Waiver Of Certain Tax Contributions After A Review And Finding Of Good Cause; To Authorize The Department To Make Adjustments When The Employer Is Not At Fault For Failing To File Wage Reports; To Amend Section 71-5-543, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department To Waive The Repayment Of Benefits For Good Cause; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-134, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Domestic Violence And Dating Violence Prevention Education In Comprehensive Health Education For Public Schools; To Define Certain Terms Relating To This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 69-1-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Labeling Of Seafood And Crawfish By Its Country Of Origin In Lieu Of The Domestic Or Imported Designation; To Authorize Food Service Establishments To Use A Clearly Visible Legend On Menus In Lieu Of Individualized Itemization; To Exempt Seafood And Crawfish Products In Compliance With The Federal County Of Origin Labeling (cool) Requirements From The State Seafood-specific Labeling Requirements; To Require Grocery Stores, Seafood Markets And Other Retail Food Establishments Selling Fresh Or Unfrozen Products Directly To Consumers To Comply With State Labeling Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prescribe The Requirements For Any Apprenticeship Program Approved By The State Board Of Cosmetology And Barbering For Training In The Field Of Cosmetology, Barbering, Nail Technology Or Esthetics; To Amend Sections 73-7-13, 73-7-13.1, 73-7-18 And 73-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Section 73-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Instructors Licenses, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The "mississippi Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Quality Assurance Act" Within Chapter 21, Title 73, Mississippi Code Of 1972; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person Or Entity To Engage In The Sale, Transfer Or Distribution Of A Drug Compounded Under Section 503a Of The Federal Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act Unless The Compounder Of The Drug Satisfies Certain Requirements And Standards Relating To Bulk Drug Substances; To Set Forth Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Require Persons Or Entities Engaging In The Sale, Transfer Or Distribution Of Compounded Drugs To Maintain All Records Related To The Acquisition, Examination And Testing Of The Bulk Drug Substance For At Least Two Years After The Expiration Date Of The Last Lot Of Drug Containing The Bulk Drug Substance; To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy To Perform Inspections For Compliance With This Act And To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Implement This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Be Known As The Spring-step Teacher Pay Bridge Act; To Provide For A Predictable, Annual Spring-step Pay Bridge On January 7 Of Each Year For Five Consecutive Years Following A Teacher's Or Other Instructional Staff's Return From The Christmas Break; To Provide That The Payment Shall Be Automatic, Requiring No Additional Application Or Verification From The Employee; To Provide That The Payment Shall Be Calculated As One-half Of The Employee's Regular Biweekly Pay, Or A Fixed Amount Established Annually By The State Department Of Education Based On Available Appropriations, Whichever Is Greater; To Provide That The Payment Shall Not Reduce, Replace, Or Interfere With Any Step Increases, Raises, Or Supplements Otherwise Due To The Employee; To Provide That The Legislature Shall Appropriate Funds Annually To The Department For The Purpose Of Administering The Spring-step Pay Bridge; To Provide That Funds Shall Be Distributed To School Districts Through The Mississippi Student Funding Formula Or A Designated Supplemental Line Item; To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Report To The Legislature; To Provide That After Five Years, The Legislature Shall Review The Program For Continuation, Expansion, Or Permanent Adoption; To Bring Forward Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-1-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Board Of Directors For The Department Of Human Services; To Provide The Makeup Of The Board; To Provide That The Board Of Directors Shall Assist And Oversee The Executive Director In Governing The Department; To Require The Executive Director To Meet With The Joint Oversight Committee Of The Department At All Of Its Meetings And Provide Such Information As Requested And Answer Such Questions As Presented By The Committee About The Department; And For Related Purposes.