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HB222 • 2026

IHLs and community and junior colleges; increase spending authority on repair, renovations and improvement projects.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-17-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SPENDING AUTHORITY OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPAIR, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO $10,000,000.00; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that there is a limit on the cost of any single project beyond the overall spending authority increase.

Increase Spending for College Repairs

This bill increases the amount of money that state colleges can spend on fixing and improving their buildings and infrastructure to $10 million.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the spending limit for repair, renovation, and improvement projects at state institutions of higher learning and community and junior colleges to $10 million.
  • Includes utility infrastructure projects in the types of improvements that can be funded with this money.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State institutions of higher learning
  • Community and junior colleges

Terms To Know

Furniture and equipment
Items like desks, chairs, computers, and other tools that are part of the college's inventory.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in its session.
  • It only applies to projects costing up to $10 million or less.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-28 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/28 (H) DR - TSDP: UC To AP

  3. 2026-01-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/07 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

IHLs and community and junior colleges; increase spending authority on repair, renovations and improvement projects.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 222 *HR43/R57* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR43/R57
PAGE 1 (DJ\KP)

To: Universities and
Colleges; Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Scoggin, Foster

HOUSE BILL NO. 222

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-17-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
INCREASE THE SPENDING AUTHORITY OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 2
LEARNING AND COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES FOR THE PURPOSE OF 3
REPAIR, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING UTILITY 4
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO $10,000,000.00; AND FOR RELATED 5
PURPOSES. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 7
SECTION 1. Section 29-17-4, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 8
amended as follows: 9
29-17-4. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a 10
special fund to be designated as the "State Agency Repair and 11
Renovation Fund" which shall consist of monies appropriated or 12
otherwise made available therefor by the Legislature. Interest 13
earned on monies in the special fund shall be deposited to the 14
credit of such fund and money shall not lapse at the end of the 15
fiscal year into the State General Fund. Money in the special 16
fund shall be appropriated by the Legislature and allocated by the 17
Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, 18
Department of Finance and Administration, for the repair, 19
renovation and improvement of existing facilities owned by the 20
H. B. No. 222 *HR43/R57* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR43/R57
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ST: IHLs and community and junior colleges;
increase spending authority on repair,
renovations and improvement projects.
State of Mississippi, except for those facilities under the 21
control of the institutions of higher learning and those 22
facilities owned by the community and junior colleges. Such 23
repair, renovation and improvements shall include utility 24
infrastructure projects; heating, ventilation and air conditioning 25
systems; and the replacement of furniture and equipment owned by 26
the State of Mississippi. However, the cost of such repair, 27
renovation and improvement for any one project shall not 28
exceed * * * Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00). For the 29
purposes of this section, the term "furniture and equipment" shall 30
be limited to the types of furniture and equipment items 31
previously recorded in the agency's inventory. 32
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 33
and after July 1, 2026. 34