HB 888 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi Burn Care Fund; revise use of monies in, increase license tag fees to be deposited into.

HB 888 updates Mississippi's Burn Care Fund by expanding eligible recipients to include Baptist Medical Center and burn centers affiliated with Level I trauma centers, while removing the University of Mississippi Medical Center as a designated recipient. It increases the fee for distinctive license tags from $1.00 to $2.50 per tag or plate, and adds a $0.50 fee for commercial vehicle decals, with all new proceeds deposited into the Burn Care Fund. These changes direct funding toward specific burn care facilities within Mississippi's trauma system, shifting support from the University of Mississippi Medical Center to Baptist Medical Center and Level I-affiliated centers. The bill does not create new facilities but alters how existing funds are distributed. The fee increases take effect for vehicle registrations starting in 2025.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Jan 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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Committee Substitute → Current version · 1 edit

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The bill title was updated from 'Committee Substitute' to 'As Passed the House', indicating the bill has advanced through the legislative process and reflects amendments made by the House committee. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content; the modifications are purely administrative and procedural.

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Updated the bill header and title to reflect its current status as passed by the House, replacing the previous 'Committee Substitute' designation.

Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

117–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 119

Jan 29, 2025

D Democratic39

37 Yea 2

94% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican78

78 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Ways and Means

lower

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors