Appropriation; Mercy House Adult and Teen Challenge from Opioid Settlement Fund.

HB 1651 proposed appropriating $3,631,000 from Mississippi's Opioid Settlement Fund to Mercy House Adult and Teen Challenge for facility improvements. The funds would support campus upgrades in Georgetown, construction of a new short-term rehab center in Learned, and development of residential facilities for its Third Phase and Aftercare programs across Mississippi during fiscal year 2026. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and never became law. This was a funding allocation bill, not a policy change, directly affecting Mercy House's operational infrastructure.