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An Act To Enact The "ensuring Likeness, Voice And Image Security Act Of 2025"; To Define Terms; To Stipulate That Every Individual Has A Property Right In The Use Of That Individual's Name, Photograph, Voice Or Likeness; To Stipulate That Property Rights Provided In This Act Are Exclusive To The Individual; To Implement Commercial Exploitation Guidelines; To Create A Civil …

An Act To Create The "mississippi 'i Voted' Sticker Contest Act"; To Require That The Secretary Of State Oversee The Statewide Voting Sticker Contest; To Provide Guidelines For The Voting Sticker Contest; To Require That The Secretary Of State Will Create A Submission Platform For Contestants And Promulgate Additional Rules And Regulations Necessary For The Voting Sticker Contest; And For …

An Act To Provide That Elections For Sheriffs Shall Be Nonpartisan; To Provide How Candidates For Sheriffs Shall File Their Intent To Run For Office And Pay Associated Fees; To Provide Procedures For A Runoff Election In The Event That Such An Election Is Needed; To Amend Sections 19-25-3, 23-15-153, 23-15-291, 23-15-297 And 23-15-911, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; …

An Act To Penalize Certain Entities That Knowingly Publish Or Distribute Obscene Material Or Material That Promotes Child Sexual Exploitation, Or Sell Child Sexual Exploitation Devices Or Images; To Define Terms; To Provide That Any Commercial Entity That Knowingly Publishes Or Distributes Obscene Material Or Material That Depicts, Describes, Or Promotes Child Sexual Exploitation, On The Internet May Be Held …

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Consumer Data Protection Act; To Define Terms; To Provide The Scope Of Protection And Exemptions Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To Certain Persons Conducting Business Within The State; To Exempt Certain Data From This Act; To Provide That A Consumer May Invoke The Consumer Rights Authorized Pursuant To This Act …

An Act To Provide That A County Or Municipality And Any Other Political Subdivision Of The State Shall Not Be Liable In Connection With A Cybersecurity Incident If The Entity Adopts Certain Cybersecurity Standards; To Require Cybersecurity Programs To Align With Nationally Recognized Standards And The Requirements Of Specified Federal Laws; To Provide A Rebuttable Presumption Against Liability For Commercial …

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Purchases For Renovation, Repair, Restoration Or Improvements To The State Capitol Building And Grounds Or Other Certain National Or State Landmarks From Bidding Procedures; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration To Purchase Certain Real Property, And Any Improvements Thereon, Located On East Hamilton Street In Jackson, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Public Agencies Or Governing Authorities To Solicit Proposals From Qualified Design-builders; To Require A Contract To Include Payment For Both The Design And Construction Phases Of The Project; To Eliminate The Requirement That At Least One Of The People On The Evaluation Committee Be An Architect Or Engineer …

An Act To Amend Section 31-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Community Colleges To Use Funds For New Construction; To Allow Community Colleges To Self-administer Certain Authorized Projects; To Eliminate Pre-approval By The Department Of Finance And Administration And Allow Non-competitive Selection Of Architects And Engineers By Community Colleges; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Safe Parks And Public Spaces Act; To State Legislative Intent; To Provide Definitions; To Prohibit Public Camping On Public Property Not Designated As A Campsite; To Provide That A Second Such Offense Shall Be A Misdemeanor Punishable By A Fine Not To Exceed $100.00; To Set Forth Requirements Pertaining To Political Subdivisions; To Provide That …

An Act To Amend Section 39-7-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board May Issue Demolition Permits For Buildings Which Have Become Abandoned, Vacant, Or Blighted With Certain Conditions; To Amend Section 39-7-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Protect Structures Potentially Eligible For Designation As Mississippi Landmarks; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Department Of Finance And Administration, Acting On Behalf Of The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety To Transfer And Convey The Facility Currently Used By The Bureau Of Narcotics To The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce Upon Vacation By The Department Of Public Safety; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-53-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Move The Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission From Under Mississippi Information Technology Services To The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; To Amend Section 33-15-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Overseeing The Mississippi Wireless Communication Commission Within The Duties Of The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require Public Institutions Of Higher Learning To Make A Report To Either The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning Or The Mississippi Community College Board About Coeducational Dormitories On Their Campuses; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The Mississippi Community College Board To Make A Consolidated Report …

An Act To Amend Section 37-13-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Base Salary For School Attendance Officers; To Set A Salary Scale For School Attendance Officers; To Amend Section 37-3-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Limitation On The Salary Of The State Superintendent Of Public Education; To Amend Section 37-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To …

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Within The County, Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality Until A Certain Date; To Provide For The Number Of Radar Guns Eligible For Purchase By …

An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Ackerman, Mississippi, To Levy A 2% Tax Upon The Gross Proceeds Of Sales Of Restaurants For The Purpose Of Providing Funds To Promote Tourism And Parks And Recreation Within The Town; To Require That An Election Be Held On The Question Of Whether Such Tax May Be Levied; And …

An Act To Amend Chapter 950, Local And Private Laws Of 1994, As Last Amended By Chapter 905, Local And Private Laws Of 2022, To Extend The Repeal Date On The City Of Starkville's Economic Development, Tourism And Convention Tax; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 57-1-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Purposes For Which Grant Monies From The Economic Development And Infrastructure Fund May Be Used In Relation To Increasing Commercial Air Service; 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 …

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Social Media Fraud Accountability And Consumer Protection Act; To Amend Section 77-3-805, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Or Business Shall Take Any Action Which Originates, Facilitates The Transmission Of, Or Delivers To A Recipient A Call That Falsely Identifies The Caller's Name Or Telephone Number When The Equipment Or Service …

An Act To Create A State Security Operations Center ("ssoc") Within The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services ("its"); To Provide Services Rendered By The Center; To Provide The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Ssoc; To Outline The Responsibilities Of Agencies; To Grant The Executive Director Of Its Certain Enforcement Powers; To Authorize The Ssoc To Collaborate With Certain Parties; …

An Act To Enact The Mississippi It Optimization Act; To Define Terms; To Establish The Statewide Information Technology Optimization Program Which Shall Provide For The Coordinated Planning, Development, Implementation And Oversight Of The Enterprise Information Technology Architecture; To Provide For The Responsibilities Of The Department Of Information Technology In Effectuating The Program; To Require Each Agency's Executive Director Or Agency …

An Act To Amend Section 39-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "blight"; To Amend Section 39-17-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow The Board To Grant Permits For The Purpose Of Demolishing All Or Portions Of Certain Blighted Buildings Or Property; To Amend Section 39-7-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Protect Structures Potentially Eligible For Designation As Mississippi Landmarks; …

An Act To Create The Mississippi Rural Water Oversight Committee; To Define Terms; To Set Committee Membership; To Require Providers To Obtain A Rate Study And Capacity Study By December 1, 2027, And Every Five Years Thereafter; To Provide Requirements For Rates; To Provide For Modification Of Rates According To Rate Studies; To Require Providers To Develop An Asset Management …

An Act To Provide That A County Or Municipality And Any Other Political Subdivision Of The State Or A Commercial Entity Shall Not Be Liable In Connection With A Cybersecurity Incident If The Entity Adopts Certain Cybersecurity Standards; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Cybersecurity Programs To Align With Nationally Recognized Standards And The Requirements Of Specified Federal Laws; To …

An Act To Enact The Kids Online Protection And Anti-grooming Act; To Define Terms; To Provide That Every Owner Or Operator Of A Covered Platform Who Contracts With A Minor Shall Owe A Duty Of Care To The Minor; To Provide That The Duty Of Care Shall Require The Covered Platform To Take Certain Reasonable Measures; To Require A Covered …

An Act To Amend Section 97-45-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Mirror Certain Elements Of Federal Computer Fraud; To Criminalize The Unauthorized Access Of A Computer; To Criminalize The Access Of A Protected Computer With Intent To Defraud And Gain A Thing Of Value; To Criminalize The Access Of A Computer With Intent To Defraud And Traffic Passwords; To Criminalize …

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-22, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Cancel A Municipality's Certificate To Provide Water Service Greater Than One Mile Outside Of Its Boundaries Upon A Finding Of Inadequacy Of Service; To Bring Forward Sections 77-3-21 And 77-3-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Teaching Honesty, Respect, Integrity, Virtue, And Excellence (thrive) Act; To Direct That The State Department Of Education Shall Require Developmentally Appropriate Success Sequence And Character Education Courses To Be Taught In All Public Elementary And Secondary Schools Of This State; To Direct The Department, Not Later Than June 30, 2026, To Approve A List Of …

An Act To Amend Section 37-7-104.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Starkville-oktibbeha Consolidated School District And Mississippi State University To Enter Into Certain Agreements Concerning Jointly Utilized Primary And Secondary Education Facilities; To Further Authorize The School District And University To Transfer And Expend Such Funds On Mutually Agreeable Terms And Conditions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish The Student School Stewardship Pilot Program To Implement Structured, Student-led Cleaning Activities In Public K-12 Schools; To Stipulate That The Program Operate For No Less Than Two Academic Years; To Limit The Number Of Participating Schools To Ten; To Require Selected Schools To Represent Diverse Ages, Locations And Demographics; To Require Written Consent From Parents Or …

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Department Of Information And Technology Services To Establish Minimum Cybersecurity Standards And Policies In Conjunction With The Secretary Of State For County Registrars And Election Commissioners; To Stipulate That Such Standards And Policies Aim To Ensure The Integrity Of Mississippi's Voter Registration And Election Data In …

An Act To Provide That A Defendant Convicted Of Three Or More Misdemeanors Within The Past Ten Years Shall Be Deemed A Recidivist Misdemeanant; To Authorize A Court To Sentence A Recidivist Misdemeanant To A Term Not To Exceed Three Years In The County Jail; To Amend Section 99-19-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The Authority Of Circuit Courts, …

An Act To Amend Section 77-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "direct-current Fast-charging Station" And "electric Vehicle"; To Prohibit Recovery Of Costs For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations From Ratepayers; To Ensure The Same Rates, Terms And Conditions Are Offered To All Electric Vehicle Charging Station Providers; To Provide Exceptions; And For Related Purposes.