HB 964 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

MS Business Finance Corporation; extend repealer on authority to issue bonds to finance economic development projects.

HB 964 extends the expiration date for Mississippi's Business Finance Corporation bond authority, which allows the corporation to issue bonds to finance economic development projects. This directly affects eligible businesses - such as manufacturers, distribution centers employing 50+ people, or telecom/data processing companies - that seek state financing for location or expansion projects. The bill reenacts existing provisions (Sections 57-10-401 through 57-10-447) and a tax credit (Section 27-7-22.3) to maintain access to these financing tools. The extension prevents these programs from automatically expiring, ensuring continued support for qualifying businesses seeking to establish or grow in Mississippi.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025
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The bill title was updated to reflect its current status as sent to the Governor, indicating it has passed the House. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Mar 7, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
33 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Fred Shanks
Fred Shanks
RRepublican
MS
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