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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi HB 903 Creates Veterans Park Grant Program for Local Governments
Last action · February 3, 2026: 02/03 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsors: Rodney Hall and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 903 establishes a state-funded grant program managed by the Department of Finance and Administration to help municipalities and counties repair, renovate, and upgrade local veterans parks, effective July 1, 2026.
Local governments seeking state funds for veterans park improvements must match grant requests dollar-for-dollar with irrevocably dedicated funds from local, private, or other non-state sources.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipalities
City governments gain eligibility to apply for state grant funding for veterans park improvements provided they commit matching funds.
Counties
County governments gain eligibility to apply for state grant funding for veterans park improvements provided they commit matching funds.
Department of Finance and Administration
The department is tasked with establishing the grant program, reviewing applications, disbursing funds, and promulgating administrative rules.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Feb 3, 2026House02/03 (H) Died In Committee
- Jan 28, 2026House01/28 (H) DR - TSDP: MU To AP
- Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee01/16 (H) Referred To Municipalities;Appropriations A
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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