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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Legislature considers authorizing $500,000 in bonds for Alcorn State University building preplanning
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsors: Albert Butler and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO PAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PREPLANNING FOR REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF AND UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WALTER WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION AND CLASSROOM BUILDING AT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Alcorn State University facilities stand to receive preplanning funds for capital improvements backed by state totaling up to $500,000.
- Alcorn State University is a historically black land-grant university located in Mississippi. context
- State general obligation bonds are debt instruments issued by states to fund capital projects, backed by the full faith and credit of the state. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Alcorn State University
Receives preplanning funds for repair, renovation, and upgrades to the Walter Washington Administration and Classroom Building.
State Bond Commission
Acts as the issuing agent to determine bond terms, sell bonds, and manage the preplanning fund.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 25, 2026Senate02/25 (S) Died In Committee
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommittee02/10 (S) Referred To Finance
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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