Mississippi House Bill 645 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That Whenever The State Receives Any Federal Funds That Are Required Or Authorized To Be Used For A Particular Program Or Purpose As Specified In Federal Law Or Regulations, The Governor Or State Agency Executive Director Having Control Of The Funds Shall Not Return Any Of Those Funds To The Federal Government As Long As There Is Still A Demonstrable Need For Those Funds In The Program Or For The Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided, Unless Federal Government Requires The State To Return The Funds; To Provide That If The Governor Or State Agency Executive Director Having Control Of The Funds Determines That The Program Or Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided Could Be Better Administered By Nonprofit Entities Or Other Nongovernmental Entities Than By The State, The Funds May Be Transferred To Such Entities To Administer The Program Or Purpose For Which The Funds Were Provided, If Allowed By Federal Law And Regulations And Only In Accordance With The Federal Law And Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

Federal funds; Governor can not return to federal government as long as there is still a demonstable need for those funds in Mississippi.

Rep. Cheikh Taylor [D]

Rep. Solomon Osborne [D]

Rep. Robert Sanders [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0645.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0645IN.htm