Appropriation; IHL for the support of Alcorn State University Land-Grant Research and Extension Programs.

HB 1780 proposed appropriating $9,387,582 from Mississippi's State General Fund to support Alcorn State University's agricultural land-grant research and extension programs for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). The bill would have directly funded Alcorn State's agricultural research initiatives and community outreach programs, which serve Mississippi farmers and rural communities. It was referred to the Appropriations Committee but died there on February 26, 2025, meaning it did not become law. This was a procedural funding bill with no policy changes, solely allocating existing state funds for a specific university program.