Appropriation; DHS to provide funding for the Mississippi Senior Games.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify who benefits directly as residents. The bill affects organizers and the Department of Human Services primarily.

Funding for Mississippi Senior Games

This bill would provide funding to the Department of Human Services for the 2026 Mississippi Senior Games on the Gulf Coast.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $100,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Human Services for the 2026 Mississippi Senior Games conducted in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area.
• The funds are available starting July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.
• Requires the State Treasurer to pay out this money based on signed requisitions by proper officers.

Who It Names or Affects

• Department of Human Services
• Organizers of the Mississippi Senior Games

Terms To Know

State General Fund

A fund that holds money collected by the state government for general use.

Requisition

An official request to pay out funds from a budget.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
• It is unclear how the $100,000 will be specifically used for the games.

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; DHS to provide funding for the Mississippi Senior Games.

Current Bill Text

H. B. No. 1884 *HR26/R2408* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
26/HR26/R2408
PAGE 1 (RF\KW)
ST: Appropriation; DHS to provide funding for
the Mississippi Senior Games.
To: Appropriations C;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Waldo

HOUSE BILL NO. 1884

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 1
SERVICES TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE 2026 MISSISSIPPI SENIOR GAMES 2
CONDUCTED ON THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST 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 Department of Human 7
Services to provide funding for the 2026 Mississippi Senior Games 8
conducted on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the fiscal year 9
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... $ 100,000.00 10
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 11
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 12
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 13
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 14
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 15
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 16
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 17
and after July 1, 2026. 18