Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1905: Appropriation; Coahoma County for making certain railroad track improvements.
Status: Failed, February 26, 2025
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF COAHOMA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO A PORTION OF RAILROAD TRACK AND LINE RUNNING BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LULA AND THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF SWAN LAKE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
What the bill says
An act making an appropriation to the board of supervisors of coahoma county, mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated with making upgrades and improvements to a portion of railroad track and line running between the town of lula and the unincorporated community of swan lake for the fiscal year 2026.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF COAHOMA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO A PORTION OF RAILROAD TRACK AND LINE RUNNING BETWEEN THE TOWN OF LULA AND THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF SWAN LAKE 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 Supervisors of Coahoma County, Mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated with making upgrades and improvements to a portion of railroad track and line running between the Town of Lula and the unincorporated community of Swan Lake including, but not limited to, removing and replacing standard crossties, switch ties, switch stands and ballasts, improving road crossings, and reinforcing railroad bridges, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026...................................... $5,000,000.00 SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper …
Sponsors
- Burnett, Cedric (D, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Appropriations A
Votes
- Passed (March 12, 2026): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (March 12, 2026): 51 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Passed (February 19, 2026): 111 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (February 19, 2026): 113 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriation
Common questions
- What is HB1905?
- HB1905 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Appropriation; Coahoma County for making certain railroad track improvements.
- What does HB1905 do?
- In its own words: An act making an appropriation to the board of supervisors of coahoma county, mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated with making upgrades and improvements to a portion of railroad track and line running between the town of lula and the unincorporated community of swan lake for the fiscal year 2026.
- What is the status of HB1905?
- Failed as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1905?
- Burnett, Cedric (D, 9).
- Where is the official record for HB1905?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1905.xml
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