Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1738: Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
Status: Failed, March 29, 2025
AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE YELLOW CREEK STATE INLAND PORT AUTHORITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
What the bill says
An act approving the expenditure of special funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the yellow creek state inland port authority for the fiscal year 2026.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE YELLOW CREEK STATE INLAND PORT AUTHORITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is authorized and approved for expenditure out of any funds which are received by or otherwise become available to the Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Authority for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.................................................. ............................................ $ 27,714,782.00. SECTION 2. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: 17 Time-Limited: 0 Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law. No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available. SECTION 3. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act …
Sponsors
- Bounds, C. Scott (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Read, John (R, 112)
- Brent Anderson (R, 122)
- Clark, Bryant W. (D, 47)
- Eure, Casey (R, 116)
- Hale, Jeff (R, 24)
- Lataisha Jackson (D, 11)
- Paden, Orlando (D, 26)
- Pigott, Bill (R, 99)
Latest actions
- : Died In Conference
- : Conferees Named Hopson,Thompson,Jackson
- : Conferees Named Bounds,Read,Arnold
- : Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- : Returned For Concurrence
- : Passed As Amended
- : Amended
- : Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
- : Referred To Appropriations
- : Transmitted To Senate
Votes
- Passed As Amended (March 12, 2025): 50 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriation
Common questions
- What is HB1738?
- HB1738 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Appropriation; Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority.
- What does HB1738 do?
- In its own words: An act approving the expenditure of special funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the yellow creek state inland port authority for the fiscal year 2026.
- What is the status of HB1738?
- Failed as of March 29, 2025. Latest action: Died In Conference (March 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1738?
- Bounds, C. Scott (R, 44), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1738?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1738.xml
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