Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1779: Appropriation; Delta Health System for mammography equipment and replacing hospital infrastructure.
Status: Failed, February 26, 2025
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DELTA HEALTH SYSTEM IN GREENVILLE TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCURING AND INSTALLING ADVANCED MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT AND REPLACING AND/OR UPDATING OF HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
What the bill says
An act making an appropriation to the board of trustees of the delta health system in greenville to assist in paying costs associated with procuring and installing advanced mammography equipment and replacing and/or updating of hospital infrastructure for the fiscal year 2026.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DELTA HEALTH SYSTEM IN GREENVILLE TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCURING AND INSTALLING ADVANCED MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT AND REPLACING AND/OR UPDATING OF HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Trustees of the Delta Health System in Greenville, Mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated with the purposes described in Section 2 of this act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026............... $ 831,000.00 SECTION 2. The money appropriated by Section 1 of this act shall be used by the Board of Trustees of the Delta Health System as follows: (a) Procuring and installing state-of-the-art advanced mammography equipment, including a 3D digital mammography unit with biopsy kit and C-arm................................ $ 481,000.00 (b) Replacing and/or updating hospital infrastructure, specifically a boiler/chiller that supports the environment for sensitive medical equipment such as mammography equipment................. ................................................... $ 350,000.00 TOTAL.............................................. $ 831,000.00 SECTION 3. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the …
Sponsors
- Hines, John W. (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Willie Bailey (D, 49)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Appropriations A
Subjects: Appropriation
Common questions
- What is HB1779?
- HB1779 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Appropriation; Delta Health System for mammography equipment and replacing hospital infrastructure.
- What does HB1779 do?
- In its own words: An act making an appropriation to the board of trustees of the delta health system in greenville to assist in paying costs associated with procuring and installing advanced mammography equipment and replacing and/or updating of hospital infrastructure for the fiscal year 2026.
- What is the status of HB1779?
- Failed as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1779?
- Hines, John W. (D, 50), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1779?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1779.xml
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