HB1821 • 2026

Appropriation; DFA for funding the MS Legislative District Project Allocation Program.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT PROJECT ALLOCATION PROGRAM CREATED UNDER HOUSE BILL NO. 1432, 2026 REGULAR SESSION, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Budget

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Crosby, Thompson
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify that the State Treasurer must pay out the funds; it only states that the money will be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer.

Funding for Mississippi Legislative District Projects

This bill provides money to the Department of Finance and Administration to fund projects in legislative districts as set up by a previous law.

What This Bill Does

Gives $56,500,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration.
Uses this money for the Mississippi Legislative District Project Allocation Program created earlier.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Finance and Administration
Mississippi legislative districts

Terms To Know

State General Fund: A fund that holds money for general use by the state government.
Appropriation: Money set aside for a specific purpose, like funding projects in legislative districts.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
It only provides funds for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

Bill History

2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/25 (H) Died In Committee
2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; DFA for funding the MS Legislative District Project Allocation Program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 1821 *HR43/R2339* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
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To: Appropriations D;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Crosby, Thompson

HOUSE BILL NO. 1821

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 1
AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE 2
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT PROJECT ALLOCATION PROGRAM 3
CREATED UNDER HOUSE BILL NO. 1432, 2026 REGULAR SESSION, FOR THE 4
FISCAL YEAR 2027. 5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 6
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 7
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 8
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Department of Finance and 9
Administration for the purpose of providing funds for the 10
Mississippi Legislative District Project Allocation Program 11
created under House Bill No. 1432, 2026 Regular Session, for the 12
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... 13
................................................... $ 56,500,000.00 14
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 15
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 16
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 17
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 18
H. B. No. 1821 *HR43/R2339* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Appropriation; DFA for funding the MS
Legislative District Project Allocation Program.
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 19
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 20
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 21
and after July 1, 2026. 22