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HB1856 • 2026

Appropriation; Hinds County for cleaning blighted property in House District 68.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HINDS COUNTY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEANING BLIGHTED PROPERTY IN HOUSE DISTRICT 68 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
Summers
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The exact wording about helping to fix 'messy houses' was narrowed based on the official text which uses 'blighted property'.

Money for Cleaning Up Messy Houses

This bill would have given Hinds County money to help clean up messy houses in a specific area.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
  • The funds are for cleaning blighted property in House District 68.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hinds County Board of Supervisors
  • People living or working near blighted properties in House District 68

Terms To Know

Blighted property
A place that is not taken care of and looks messy or dangerous.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so the money was never given.
  • It only applies to one fiscal year from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/25 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-02-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/11 (H) Referred To Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; Hinds County for cleaning blighted property in House District 68.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 1856 *HR43/R2361* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
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To: Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Summers

HOUSE BILL NO. 1856

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF 1
HINDS COUNTY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEANING 2
BLIGHTED PROPERTY IN HOUSE DISTRICT 68 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 5
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 6
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Supervisors of 7
Hinds County, Mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated 8
with cleaning blighted property in House District 68 for the 9
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... 10
.................................................... $ 1,000,000.00 11
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 12
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 13
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 14
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 15
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 16
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 17
H. B. No. 1856 *HR43/R2361* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Appropriation; Hinds County for cleaning
blighted property in House District 68.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 18
and after July 1, 2026. 19