Historic Courthouse Fund; create to provide grants to counties for maintenance/restoration of historic courthouses.

HB 240 creates a state-funded grant program to help Mississippi counties maintain or restore historic courthouses. Counties seeking grants must contribute 25% of the requested amount as matching funds. The Department of Archives and History would manage the fund, which could also accept donations or receive additional state appropriations, with all funds used solely for courthouse preservation projects. The bill was introduced in 2026 but died in committee before becoming law.