HB150 • 2026

Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR GRANTS; TO PROVIDE AN APPLICATION PROCESS; TO PROVIDE THAT GRANT FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH A PROJECT IS LOCATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Hines
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

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Legislative Public Project Grant Program

This bill creates a grant program for legislators to fund public projects in their districts through the Mississippi Development Authority's Community Services Division.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new Legislative Public Project Grant Program run by the Community Services Division of the Mississippi Development Authority.
Allows each legislator to give up to $25,000 per year for public projects in their district.
Requires legislators to apply to the division and follow set criteria to get grants.
Says that grant money must go to the county where a project is located.

Who It Names or Affects

Legislators who can give out grants
Communities receiving public projects funded by grants

Terms To Know

Community Services Division: The part of the Mississippi Development Authority that will manage the grant program.
Board of Supervisors: Local government officials who distribute funds for projects in their county.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass during its session.
The program would end on July 1, 2029, according to the bill text.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/07 (H) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Legislative Public Project Grant Program; create.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 150 *HR43/R620* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Accountability,
Efficiency, Transparency;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Hines

HOUSE BILL NO. 150

AN ACT TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM 1
TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION OF THE 2
MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT 3
OF CRITERIA FOR GRANTS; TO PROVIDE AN APPLICATION PROCESS; TO 4
PROVIDE THAT GRANT FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNTY IN 5
WHICH A PROJECT IS LOCATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 7
SECTION 1. (1) There is created the Legislative Public 8
Project Grant Program to be administered by the Community Services 9
Division of the Mississippi Development Authority. Each 10
legislator is authorized to award a grant of Twenty-five Thousand 11
Dollars ($25,000.00) each year to be used for a public project in 12
the legislator's district. Grants from different legislators may 13
be combined for projects. 14
(2) In order to receive and award a grant, a legislator 15
shall submit an application to the Community Services Division of 16
the Mississippi Development Authority. The division shall 17
establish criteria for the awarding of grants under this section. 18
The division shall review the application and may award the grant 19
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if the application complies with the criteria established by the 20
division. 21
(3) When a grant is awarded, the funds shall be distributed 22
to the county in which the project is located. The board of 23
supervisors shall distribute the funds for the project as directed 24
by the division. 25
(4) This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 26
2029. 27
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 28
and after July 1, 2026. 29