HB 1553 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Alcorn State University Biotechnology Building; name as the "Willie L. Simmons Biotechnology Building".

HB 1553 names Alcorn State University's biotechnology building at 1000 ASU Drive in Lorman, Mississippi, as the "Willie L. Simmons Biotechnology Building." The bill requires the Department of Finance and Administration to create a plaque detailing Willie L. Simmons' contributions to Alcorn State University and Mississippi, and to install official signage on the building's exterior. This is a commemorative resolution with no policy changes or direct impact on legislation or funding.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

1200
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 122
Feb 5, 2026
D Democratic40
40 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican80
78 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Universities and Colleges
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Universities and Colleges
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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