Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB622: Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY OF THE STATE MAY FORM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TOWARD A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMING RIGHTS OF THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET FOR WHICH THE PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED; TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION FROM APPROVING AND THE DEPARTMENT FROM ENTERING INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE ILLEGAL FOR USE BY MINORS; TO PRESCRIBE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS DERIVED FROM SUCH AGREEMENTS FOR NAMING RIGHTS MAY BE USED; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FUNDS TO BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to provide that the mississippi department of transportation, a political subdivision of the state or a municipality of the state may form a public-private partnership for a highway, road, bridge or other asset improvement by which the department, political subdivision or municipality may negotiate for private funding assistance toward a highway, road, bridge or other asset improvement in exchange for naming rights of the section of highway, road, bridge or other asset for which the private funding assistance was provided…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY OF THE STATE MAY FORM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TOWARD A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMING RIGHTS OF THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET FOR WHICH THE PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED; TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION FROM APPROVING AND THE DEPARTMENT FROM ENTERING INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE ILLEGAL FOR USE BY MINORS; TO PRESCRIBE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS DERIVED FROM SUCH AGREEMENTS FOR NAMING RIGHTS MAY BE USED; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FUNDS TO BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Department of Transportation, a political subdivision of the state or a municipality of the state may form a public-private partnership for a highway, road, bridge or other asset by which the department, political subdivision or municipality may negotiate for private funding assistance toward a highway, road, bridge …