Mississippi House Bill 1652

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on February 16 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-16 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The Return Of Unexpended, Local Improvement Project Funds And Unexpended Interest Earned On Those Funds To The Capital Expense Fund; To Provide A Procedure For Withholding A Certain Percentage Of The Payments And Allocations To A Municipality Or County Under Section 27-65-75 To Recover Funds Owed To The Capital Expense Fund Under This Act Where A County Or Municipality Fails To Return Such Funds; To Amend Sections 27-65-75, 27-104-371, 27-104-373 And 27-104-375, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Local Improvement Projects; require return of unexpended funds and earned interest.

Rep. John Read [R]

Rep. Angela Cockerham [I]

Rep. Jeff Hale [R]

2026-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 87 N: 30 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-16	House	Died On Calendar
2026-02-05	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Deweese, Read, Cockerham)
2026-02-05	House	Passed
2026-01-29	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Appropriations A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	104	371	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	104	373	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	104	375	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	65	75	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1652.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1652IN.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0310006.pdf