Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB972: Appropriation; IHL-MSU-Cooperative Extension Service for administration of the MS Youth Preparedness Initiative.
Status: Failed, February 25, 2026
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY - COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING THE MISSISSIPPI YOUTH PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.
What the bill says
An act making an appropriation to the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to provide additional funding to mississippi state university - cooperative extension service for the purpose of assisting with costs associated with administering the mississippi youth preparedness initiative for the fiscal year 2027.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY - COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING WITH COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING THE MISSISSIPPI YOUTH PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 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 State Institutions of Higher Learning to provide funding to Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service, in addition to the funding provided to Mississippi State University by the board of trustees from funds appropriated for the general support of the eight (8) universities for fiscal year 2027, for the purpose of assisting with costs associated with administering the Mississippi Youth Preparedness Initiative, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027................... $ 100,000.00. SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund *HR43/R64* H. B. No. 972 ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 26/HR43/R64 PAGE 1 (DJ\KP) not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the …
Sponsors
- Mangold, Vince (R, 53) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A
Subjects: Appropriation
Common questions
- What is HB972?
- HB972 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Appropriation; IHL-MSU-Cooperative Extension Service for administration of the MS Youth Preparedness Initiative.
- What does HB972 do?
- In its own words: An act making an appropriation to the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to provide additional funding to mississippi state university - cooperative extension service for the purpose of assisting with costs associated with administering the mississippi youth preparedness initiative for the fiscal year 2027.
- What is the status of HB972?
- Failed as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB972?
- Mangold, Vince (R, 53).
- Where is the official record for HB972?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0972.xml
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