Appropriation; VFW Post 2572 for operating expenses for the VFW Building and making various repairs and improvements to the building.
HB 1788 would appropriate $84,415 from the state general fund to VFW Post 2572 in Vicksburg for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The funding would cover the post's building operating costs, indoor repairs/improvements, and outdoor repairs/building stabilization. This is a procedural appropriation bill with no policy changes beyond providing specific funding for a local veterans' organization's facility maintenance. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and was never enacted.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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Committee
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Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations A
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Oscar Denton
DDemocratic
Co
Jeffery Harness
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Ford
RRepublican
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