HB 1727 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.

This bill appropriates $269,654 from the State General Fund and $108,294 from a special fund to cover the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission's operational costs for fiscal year 2026, including funding for 7 permanent staff positions. It requires strict accounting practices, prohibits using state funds to replace federal funding, and mandates preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind in purchasing decisions. The commission must spend funds only for monument maintenance within the allocated amounts and adhere to specific rules about personnel expenditures and capital fund reappropriation. The bill does not create new policies but provides dedicated funding for the existing commission's operations.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 4 edits
MODERATE
HB 1727 was amended from its original introduction to its House-passed version. The primary changes include adding a new Section 8 requiring compliance with state debt laws, renumbering existing sections, and modifying Section 6 to reference a Capital Expense Fund instead of a special fund. These changes clarify funding sources and add legal compliance requirements for the commission.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on funding the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission, but Section 8 now explicitly requires compliance with state debt and obligation laws (Section 27-104-25 of Mississippi Code).
REQUIREMENT

Added Section 8 requiring the commission to comply with Mississippi Code Section 27-104-25 regarding state debt obligations and officer liability.

FISCAL

Section 6 was changed from appropriating from a 'special fund' to reappropriating from the 'Capital Expense Fund' and includes language about unexpended balances from the previous fiscal year.

TECHNICAL

Sections were renumbered (original Sections 7-9 became Sections 7-10) and Section 5 (vehicle use) was moved to a new Section 5.

Formatting changes including header updates, page numbers, and some text encoding issues (non-standard characters) were corrected in the House-passed version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations B;Appropriations A
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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