Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1363: Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; increase amount of monies in that may be used to defray board of trustees expenses in carrying out duties.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP TRUST FUND THAT MAY BE USED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP TRUST FUND AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEFRAY THE BOARD'S EXPENSES IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 49-39-7, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the amount of monies in the mississippi outdoor stewardship trust fund that may be used by the board of trustees of the mississippi outdoor stewardship trust fund and the department of finance and administration to defray the board's expenses in carrying out its duties under the mississippi outdoor stewardship act; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONIES IN THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP TRUST FUND THAT MAY BE USED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP TRUST FUND AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO DEFRAY THE BOARD'S EXPENSES IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI OUTDOOR STEWARDSHIP ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 49-39-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 49-39-7. (1) (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated the "Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund." The special fund shall consist of monies appropriated by the Legislature. Monies shall be accounted for in such a manner to be termed unobligated funds or obligated funds. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund; however, any unobligated monies in excess of Twenty Million *HR43/R1606* H. B. No. 1363 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1606 PAGE 1 (BS\KP) Dollars ($20,000,000.00), excluding federal funds, remaining in the special fund at the end of …
Sponsors
- Kinkade, Bill (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Keen, Justin (R, 6)
- Morgan, Ken (R, 100)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : DR - TSDP: WI To WM
- : Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Ways and Means
Subjects: Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund
Common questions
- What is HB1363?
- HB1363 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; increase amount of monies in that may be used to defray board of trustees expenses in carrying out duties.
- What does HB1363 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 49-39-7, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the amount of monies in the mississippi outdoor stewardship trust fund that may be used by the board of trustees of the mississippi outdoor stewardship trust fund and the department of finance and administration to defray the board's expenses in carrying out its duties under the mississippi outdoor stewardship act; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1363?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1363?
- Kinkade, Bill (R, 52), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1363?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1363.xml
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