Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1771: Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
Status: Failed, March 29, 2025
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act making an appropriation from special funds in the state treasury for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the mississippi department of transportation, for the fiscal year 2026; and for related purposes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 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 appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Transportation, for the purpose of defraying the administrative expenses of the Mississippi Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.................................................. ............................................ $ 1,429,085,656.00. SECTION 2. The following offices are supported by the funds appropriated in Section 1: The Office of Administrative Services, the Office of Highways and the Office of Aeronautics and Rails. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 1, the following positions are authorized: AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: 2,698 Time-Limited: 0 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2027 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2026 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget by the Mississippi Legislature. The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which the …
Sponsors
- Oliver, Karl (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Read, John (R, 112)
- Arnold, William Tracy (R, 3)
- Randy Boyd (R, 19)
- Hines, John W. (D, 50)
- Mangold, Vince (R, 53)
- Massengill, Steve (R, 13)
- Roberson, Rob (R, 43)
- Scoggin, Donnie (R, 89)
Latest actions
- : Died In Conference
- : Conferees Named Hopson,Thompson,Williams
- : Conferees Named Oliver,Read,Massengill
- : 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): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Passed (February 20, 2025): 107 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriation
Common questions
- What is HB1771?
- HB1771 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Appropriation; Transportation, Department of.
- What does HB1771 do?
- In its own words: An act making an appropriation from special funds in the state treasury for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the mississippi department of transportation, for the fiscal year 2026; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1771?
- Failed as of March 29, 2025. Latest action: Died In Conference (March 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1771?
- Oliver, Karl (R, 46), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1771?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1771.xml
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