SB2019 • 2026

Lottery; delete provision that ceases payment of Lottery Proceeds Fund monies into the State Highway Fund effective July 1, 2028.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-115-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT CEASES PAYMENT OF LOTTERY PROCEEDS FUND MONIES INTO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2028; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Education

Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so its effects cannot be determined.

Lottery Proceeds for Highways

This bill removes a rule that would stop money from the Lottery Proceeds Fund going to the State Highway Fund starting in 2028.

What This Bill Does

Removes a part of the law that would stop lottery money from being sent to the State Highway Fund on July 1, 2028.

Who It Names or Affects

People who buy lottery tickets in Mississippi
The State Highway Fund

Terms To Know

Lottery Proceeds Fund: A fund that collects money from lottery sales and uses it for specific purposes, like education or highway maintenance.
State Highway Fund: A fund used to pay for building and fixing roads and bridges in the state.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during its session.
It does not change how lottery money is spent on education if it goes over $80 million in a year.

Bill History

2026-03-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-02-06 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/06 (H) Referred To Transportation
2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/19 (S) Transmitted To House
2026-01-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/15 (S) Passed
2026-01-14 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/14 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-08 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/08 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation

Official Summary Text

Lottery; delete provision that ceases payment of Lottery Proceeds Fund monies into the State Highway Fund effective July 1, 2028.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

S. B. No. 2019 *SS08/R555* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Highways and
Transportation
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Younger, Blackwell

SENATE BILL NO. 2019

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-115-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT CEASES PAYMENT OF LOTTERY PROCEEDS 2
FUND MONIES INTO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2028; 3
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 27-115-85, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
27-115-85. * * * Net proceeds generated by the Alyce G. 8
Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law, created pursuant to this chapter 9
and deposited into the Lottery Proceeds Fund under Section 10
27-115-51(2), except as otherwise provided in this section, shall 11
be paid into the State Highway Fund by warrant issued by the State 12
Fiscal Officer upon requisition of the State Transportation 13
Commission as needed to provide funds to repair, renovate and 14
maintain highways and bridges of the state; however, funds paid 15
into the State Highway Fund under this section shall be first used 16
for matching federal funds authorized to the state pursuant to any 17
federal highway infrastructure program implemented after September 18
1, 2018. However, all such monies deposited into the Lottery 19
S. B. No. 2019 *SS08/R555* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Lottery; delete provision that ceases
payment of Lottery Proceeds Fund monies into the
State Highway Fund effective July 1, 2028.
Proceeds Fund over Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) in a 20
fiscal year shall be transferred into the Education Enhancement 21
Fund for the purposes of funding the Early Childhood Learning 22
Collaborative, the Classroom Supply Fund and/or other educational 23
purposes. * * * 24
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 25
and after July 1, 2026. 26