An Act To Amend Sections 45-35-17 And 45-35-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize An Exemption From Photographed Pictures For State Identification For Those With Sincerely Held Beliefs That Prohibit Photography; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Association Self-funded Health Benefit Plan Coverage Act; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize An Association In Mississippi To Purchase Hospital, Surgical And Medical Expense Benefits Coverage From A Self-funded Association Plan Subject To The Jurisdiction Of Another State Insurance Department Or The Federal Government; To Exempt Such Plans Subject To The Jurisdiction Of Another State Or The Federal Government From The Insurance Laws Of This State And Regulations Of The Department Of Insurance Upon Demonstrating To The Commissioner Of Insurance That Certain Requirements Have Been Met; To Require Written Notice To Be Provided To Plan Participants And Prospective Purchasers That The Plan Is Not Regulated By Mississippi Law; To Authorize The Commissioner To Retain Professionals To Assist In Reviewing A Plan's Request To Be Exempt From State Insurance Laws And Regulations; To Require Such Plans To Designate The Commissioner As Its Agent For Service Of Process In Mississippi; To Authorize The Commissioner To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Carry Out The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 83-5-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-299 And 23-15-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Political Party Executive Committee To Disqualify A Candidate Due To The Candidate Not Meeting The Qualifications Established By That Political Party Executive Committee; To Require A Candidate Who Is Disqualified Due Solely To The Candidate Not Meeting The Political Party's Requirements To Automatically Be Placed On The Ballot As An Independent; To Amend Sections 23-15-359 And 23-15-361, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Ballot To Include The Name Of Each Candidate Automatically Running As An Independent Due Solely To The Candidate Not Meeting A Political Party's Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Senate To Award-winning Mississippi Composer/playwright/performer Heather Christian From Natchez, Mississippi, As The Recipient Of The 2026 Governor's Arts Award For Excellence In Music Composition.

An Act To Create New Section 25-3-96, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That State Employees Who Have Used Earned Personal Leave Or Major Medical Leave In Order To Be Paid Their Regular Compensation While Taking Leave Under The Federal Family And Medical Leave Act (fmla) May Buy Back All Or Any Portion Of The Personal Or Major Medical Leave Used While Taking Fmla Leave, By Paying To Their Employer The Amount Of The Net Compensation Received During The Use Of The Personal Or Major Medical Leave; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Dyslexia Generative Artificial Intelligence Education And Workforce Development Act; To Create A State-funded, Open-access Dyslexia Curriculum And Generative Artificial Intelligence System; To Designate Lighthouse Academy For Dyslexia And The Mississippi Dyslexia Institute As Founding Development Partners; To Provide For Mississippi-approved Curriculum Status; To Authorize Development, Compensation, Research, And Implementation Support; To Provide For Pilot Programs In Schools, Correctional Facilities, Workforce, And Adult Education Settings; To Require Reporting And Evaluation; To Appropriate Funds; And For Related Purposes.

A Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Senate To Art Education Mentor And Advocate Dorothy "dottie" Armstrong From Newton, Mississippi, As The Recipient Of The 2026 Governor's Arts Award For Excellence In Arts Education.

A Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Senate To Mississippi's Largest Professional Performing Arts Organization The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra From Jackson, Mississippi, As The Recipient Of The 2026 Governor's Arts Award For Excellence In Performing Arts.

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Math Act And The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi (m3) Program To Strengthen Early Numeracy, Algebra Readiness And Mathematics Instruction Statewide; To Provide For Mathematics Coaching, K–5 Screening, Individualized Math Plans, An Algebra Readiness Indicator And Aligned Professional Development; To Create The Moving Mathematics In Mississippi Fund; To Provide For Data Privacy, Reporting, Rulemaking, Implementation Timelines And Continued Appropriations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide For A Special Election To Be Held In The North Tippah School District On The Question Of The Closing Of Falkner Attendance Center; To Provide That The Special Election Shall Be Held At The Same Time And In The Same Manner As The General Election Held On November 3, 2026; To Provide That If A Majority Of The Qualified Electors Vote "no" On The Question, Then The Board Of Education Of The North Tippah School District Shall Not Close Falkner Attendance Center, And Shall Not Propose To Close Falkner Attendance Center At Any Time During The Next Eight School Years; To Amend Section 37-65-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A School Accountability Dashboard For Mississippi Public Schools To Promote Transparency And Provide Parents With Critical Student Performance Data; To Require School Districts To Publish The School Accountability Dashboard Beginning With The 2026-2027 Academic School Year; To Specify The Timeline By Which The Initial And Subsequent Updates To The Dashboard Are Required To Be Published; To Grant The Department A One-year Period To Identify Any Relevant Data Not Currently Collected To Determine What Said Data Is And Include It In The Dashboard Beginning With The 2027-2028 School Year; To Require The Information In The Dashboard To Be Compiled Into An Easily Accessible, User-friendly Single-page Graphic And Published On The Main Page Of The School District's And The Department's Website; To Require The State Department Of Education To Issue Guidance And The Standardized Dashboard Template To All School Districts By August 1, 2026; To Require The School Accountability Dashboard To Be Aligned With The State's Performance-based Accreditation System And Prescribe The Minimum Data Metrics To Be Included; To Amend Sections 37-17-6 And 37-17-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Absences Resulting From Students Disability As Defined By State Statute, Under Idea And Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Shall Be Deemed Excused; To Exempt The Parents Or Legal Guardians Of Children With Disabilities From Prosecution For Absences Related To The Child's Disability; To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations Governing The Implementation Of Procedures To Promote Interventions To Assist Students Vulnerable To Chronic Absenteeism And Schools And Districts With High Rates Of Chronic Absenteeism; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide That A Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business May Charge To A Renter A Recovery Fee In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Percent Of The Rental Charge For Each Item Of Heavy Equipment Rented In This State; To Provide That A Recovery Fee Shall Be Separately Stated On The Invoice Or Receipt For The Rental Transaction And Shall Be Enforceable By The Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business To The Same Extent As The Underlying Rental Charges Or Other Charges Contained On Such Invoice Or Receipt; To Provide That Recovery Fees Collected By A Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business Shall Be Used To Pay Or As A Reimbursement For The Payment Of Any Ad Valorem Taxes Levied Or Assessed On The Qualified Rental Business's Heavy Equipment In The State; To Define The Terms "heavy Equipment Property", "qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Business", "rent" And "rental Charge" For The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-563, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Only A Current And Valid Mississippi's Driver's License, Not The Driver's License Of Another State, Shall Be Considered For Voter Identification Purposes; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-19-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If The Owner Or Operator Of A Purchased Vehicle Acquired The Vehicle From A Dealer And As Part Of The Transaction Of Purchasing The Vehicle Traded In A Vehicle To The Dealer, The Person May Retain The License Plate Removed From The Traded Vehicle And Use The License Plate On The Vehicle Purchased And Registered If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For The Vehicle That Is Purchased And To Be Registered, The License Plate Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle Purchased And To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Purchased Vehicle Is To Be Registered; An Act To Amend Section 27-19-141, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Person, Other Than A Dealer Or Agent, Sells Or Transfers A Vehicle To Another Person, In Lieu Of Surrendering The License Plate, The Person May Retain And Use The License Plate On Another Vehicle That Is To Be Registered By Such Person For The First Time If The License Plate Is Of The Same Series As That Of A New License Plate Required For Such Vehicle That Is To Be Registered, The License Plate Removed From The Vehicle Is Authorized For Use On The Type Of Vehicle To Be Registered And The County In Which The License Plate Was Issued Is The Same As The County In Which The Vehicle Is To Be Registered; And For Related Purposes.