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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi reauthorizes over $500 million in capital improvement and construction funds for fiscal year 2027
Last action · March 19, 2026: 03/19 Approved by GovernorSponsors: Sam Mims and 8 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1933 reappropriates unexpended balances from previously authorized state funds, , and federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Department of Finance and Administration for ongoing construction, repair, and renovation projects across state agencies and institutions for 2027, effective July 1, 2026.
State agencies, universities, community colleges, and specific facilities like Alcorn State University and the Law Enforcement Officer's Training Academy retain access to previously approved funding balances to complete ongoing capital projects without requiring new tax revenues.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Finance and Administration
The department is authorized to manage, budget, and oversee the expenditure of reauthorized capital and special funds through its Bureau of Building.
State Agencies and Institutions
State agencies, universities, and community colleges retain access to unspent prior-year appropriations to continue ongoing construction and renovation projects.
Department of Public Safety and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Both agencies retain authority to expend previously allocated federal ARPA funds for eligible COVID-19-related construction and repair expenses.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
13 actions- Mar 19, 2026Governor of MississippiEnrolled03/19 Approved by Governor
- Mar 16, 2026SenateEnrolled03/16 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 16, 2026HouseEnrolled03/16 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 13, 2026Senate03/13 (S) Returned For Enrolling
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloor03/12 (S) Passed
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
Show 7 earlier actions
- Feb 27, 2026SenateCommittee02/27 (S) Referred To Appropriations
- Feb 20, 2026House02/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloor02/19 (H) Passed
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
- Feb 18, 2026House02/18 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To A3
- Feb 17, 2026House02/17 (H) DR - TSDP: A3 To AP
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommittee02/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A
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03/12 (S) Passed
Total
48
- Yes
- 47
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (48)
24 more members
Show 1 earlier roll call
02/19 (H) Passed
Total
114
- Yes
- 113
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (114)
90 more members
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Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Multi-Year Capital Carryovers
The bill systematically rolls over unspent capital and federal ARPA balances originating from multiple legislative sessions spanning back over a decade.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment1Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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