An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of Providing Funding To Jackson State University To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With The Construction Of An Athletic Stadium To Host The University's Sporting Events For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Provide Child Care And Transportation For Applicants For Tanf Benefits During The Application Processing Period, Job Readiness Class, Work Program Intake Process And Other Initial Orientation Meetings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Employer In The Public Employees' Retirement System That Contracts With Individuals To Perform Services For Or On Behalf Of The Employer As A Contract Worker, Contractual Employee Or Independent Contractor To Pay Into The Employer's Accumulation Account Of The System A Certain Percentage Of The Total Compensation That Is Paid To The Individual Under The Contract, If The Services Contracted For Are Services That Are Typically Performed By Regular Employees Of The Employer And Are Still Being Performed By Or Were Formerly Performed By Active Members Of The System For Or On Behalf Of The Employer; To Provide That The Percentage Shall Be The Same As The Employer's Contribution Rate That Is Paid On Account Of Each Member Who Became A Member Of The System Before March 1, 2026; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Rx Kids Program As A Pilot Program To Provide Targeted Time-limited Economic Assistance To All Pregnant Women In Those Counties Who Are Experiencing An Acute Economic Hardship During Their Pregnancy And For Twelve Months After Giving Birth; To Specify The Eligibility Criteria For The Program And Amounts Of Cash Prescriptions That The Woman Is Eligible To Receive; To Provide That The Program Is A Public-private Partnership That Combines Public Funding From State And Federal Sources With Private Funding; To Provide That The Program Shall Be Based At And Administered By The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Provide Ummc Shall Contract With A Nonprofit Entity To Provide For The Administration Of The Program; To Provide That The Cash Prescriptions Are Considered To Be Nontaxable Private Gifts Made By The Nonprofit Entity; To Provide That The Nonprofit Entity Shall Distribute The Prescriptions As Direct Deposits For Financial Institutions Or Through Reloadable Debit Cards; To Provide That All Cash Prescriptions Shall Be Funded Using A Mixture Of Private And Public Funds; To Provide That The Program Shall Use Tanf Funds Through "non-recurrent Short-term Benefits" (nrst) For The Prenatal Transfers And The First Three Months Of Infant Transfers For All Medicaid-covered Prenatal Care And Births; To Provide That The Program Must Use Other Public Non-tanf Funds Or Private Funds For The Other Nine Months Of Infant Transfers And For All Prenatal Care And Births That Are Not Covered By Medicaid; To Direct The Department Of Human Services Amend The State Plans Of Certain Public Benefits Programs To Exclude All Cash Prescriptions Under The Program From The Income Calculators For Those Programs And To Apply For Any Necessary Federal Waivers, In Order To Protect Those Public Benefits For Which Eligibility Is Income Based For Program Participants To The Greatest Extent Possible; To Provide That The Pilot Program Shall Be Operated For A Period Of Three Years; To Provide That During The Period Of Operation And At The End Of The Program, Ummc Shall Measure And Evaluate The Outcomes Of Births In The Counties In The Program And Provide Such Information To The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board Of Directors To Authorize Video Lottery And Video Lottery Terminals With Limitations On Transaction Costs, Maximum Payouts And Locations; To Amend Sections 27-115-5, 27-115-17, 27-115-69 And 27-115-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 67-1-83, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Any County, Municipality, Tribe, Or Agency Of The State That Is Wet Under The Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law To Authorize Permitted Package Retailers To Engage In Package Retail Sales During Certain Hours On Sunday; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of State General Obligation Bonds To Provide Funds To Assist Bolivar County, Mississippi, In Paying Costs Associated With Construction, Furnishing, Equipping, Expansion, Repair And Renovation Of And Upgrades, Improvements And Additions To Buildings, Facilities, Property, Roads And Infrastructure At And Near Richard M. Coleman, Sr. Recreational Park In Bolivar County; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning For The Purpose Of In Paying Costs Associated With Renovations Of Certain Facilities And Campus Safety Projects At Jackson State University For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Omr Voting Equipment From Being Capable Of Establishing Wireless Connections During An Election; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-533.1, 23-15-533.2 And 23-15-533.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Board Of Supervisors Of Jackson County For The Purpose Of Conducting A Needs Assessment On The Location Of A New Office For The County Sheriff At Any Suitable Location In The County, For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The Town Of Glen To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Renovations And Upgrades To The City's Properties And Facilities For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Amend Section 25-43-3.103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Notice Of An Agency's Proposed Rule Adoption Shall Include How Much The Proposed Rule Will Cost The State; To Require A Copy Of The Notice Of Proposed Rule Adoption To Be Provided To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature; To Amend Section 25-43-3.105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Copy Of The Economic Impact Statement Shall Be Forwarded To Each Member Of The Mississippi Legislature At No Cost To The Member; To Amend Section 25-43-3.111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Rule Is Invalid Unless Adopted In Compliance With The Administrative Procedures Act As It Existed On The Date The Rule Was Adopted; To Bring Forward Section 25-43-4.104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact And Amend Section 43-13-405, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Was Repealed By Operation Of Law In 2017, To Establish The Health Care Trust Fund In The State Treasury, Into Which Shall Be Deposited All Tobacco Settlement Installment Payments Made To The State Except As Otherwise Provided In Section 41-113-11; To Provide That The Trust Fund Shall Remain Inviolate And Shall Never Be Expended, Except As Otherwise Provided By Law; To Amend Section 43-13-407, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 41-113-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Which Created The Tobacco Control Program Fund, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer The Sum Of One Billion Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The Health Care Trust Fund; And For Related Purposes.

An Act Making An Appropriation To The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Iuka To Assist In Paying Costs Associated With Paving And Making Improvements To The Roads In The City For The Fiscal Year 2027.

An Act To Allow School Districts And Charter Schools To Employ Or Accept As A Volunteer, A Chaplain To Provide Support, Services And Programs With The School District Or Charter School; To Require Each School District Or Charter Employing Or Allowing A Chaplain To Provide Services To Its Students To Undergo A Criminal Background Check Before Entering The Schools To Carry Out Their Obligations; To Prohibit School Districts And Charter Schools From Employing Or Allowing Individuals Who Are Required To Register As Sex Offenders From Providing Services Within Its Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Quick Response Team Of Personnel Trained In School Safety And Crisis Management By The State Department Of Education To Include Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts To Fund And Operate Improved School Safety And Security Measures, Including Costs Associated With Training And Planning And Programs Provided By Chaplains; To Amend Section 37-11-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Boards To Incorporate Evidence-based Practices And Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports Which Include Services Provided By Chaplains; To Provide For The Severability Of Provisions Of This Act Which May Be Deemed Unconstitutional; And For Related Purposes.