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Mississippi appropriates $75 million in additional funds for state development programs and infrastructure through June 2027
Original title: Appropriation; additional to certain state agencies and boards for FY2026 and FY2027.
Last action · April 9, 2026: 04/09 Approved by GovernorSponsor: Briggs Hopson
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What This Bill Does
Mississippi enacts Senate Bill 3105 to provide an additional $75 million in capital expense and special funds to the Mississippi Development Authority for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The legislation allocates funding across multiple economic development programs, site improvements, and local infrastructure grants through June 30, 2027.
Why it matters
Local governments, economic development districts, and specific workforce programs receive a total of $75 million in new state funding to support infrastructure construction, site readiness, and industry incentives.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Mississippi Development Authority
Receives an additional $75.5 million in appropriations to manage and disburse across various economic development and infrastructure programs.
Directly affected
Mississippi Tourism Association
Receives $500,000.00 specifically designated for its Workforce Program.
Directly affected
Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties
Eligible to receive a portion of the $10 million allocated for local infrastructure and grant programs.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $500,000.00 from the Capital Expense Fund for the Mississippi Tourism Association's Workforce Program for Fiscal Year 2027, explicitly prohibiting cultural exchange programs.
- Appropriates $20,000,000.00 from the Mississippi Industry Incentive Financing Revolving Fund for the Mississippi Industry Incentive Revolving Program.
- Appropriates $10,000,000.00 from the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Fund for the corresponding grant program.
- Appropriates $5,000,000.00 from the Development Infrastructure Fund for the Development Infrastructure Grant Program.
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- Appropriates $5,000,000.00 from the 2022 Mississippi Major Economic Impact Fund for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act.
- Appropriates $5,000,000.00 from the Ports, Airports, and Rail Revolving Loan Fund to defray loan program expenses.
- Appropriates $29,500,000.00 from the Mississippi Site Development Fund, designating $20,000,000.00 specifically for Energy Ready infrastructure needs.
- All funds are available from passage of the act through June 30, 2027.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much total money is appropriated by Senate Bill 3105?
The bill appropriates an additional $75,500,000.00 across various funds to the Mississippi Development Authority.
What is the funding for the Mississippi Tourism Association restricted from being used for?
The $500,000.00 allocated for the Tourism Association's Workforce Program cannot be expended for any type of cultural exchange program.
Until what date are these funds available to be spent?
The funds remain available for the period beginning upon passage of the act and ending on June 30, 2027.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
27 actions- Apr 9, 2026Governor of MississippiEnrolled04/09 Approved by Governor
- Apr 2, 2026HouseEnrolled04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Apr 2, 2026SenateEnrolled04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 31, 2026Senate03/31 (S) Unanimous Consent Granted
- Mar 31, 2026House03/31 (H) Unanimous Consent Granted
- Mar 30, 2026SenateFloor03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
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- Mar 30, 2026HouseFloor03/30 (H) Conference Report Adopted
- Mar 30, 2026House03/30 (H) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 30, 2026Senate03/30 (S) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 29, 2026Senate03/29 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
- Mar 29, 2026House03/29 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
- Mar 27, 2026Senate03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 27, 2026House03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 19, 2026House03/19 (H) Conferees Named Read,Cockerham,Mangold
- Mar 19, 2026Senate03/19 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,McCaughn
- Mar 17, 2026Senate03/17 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- Mar 16, 2026House03/16 (H) Returned For Concurrence
- Mar 16, 2026House03/16 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- Mar 12, 2026House03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Scott, Read, Cockerham)
- Mar 12, 2026HouseFloor03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
- Mar 12, 2026House03/12 (H) Amended
- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommittee03/11 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommittee02/25 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
- Feb 25, 2026Senate02/25 (S) Transmitted To House
- Feb 24, 2026SenateFloor02/24 (S) Passed
- Feb 23, 2026SenateCommittee02/23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- Feb 23, 2026SenateCommittee02/23 (S) Referred To Appropriations
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03/30 (H) Conference Report Adopted
Total
112
- Yes
- 111
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (112)
Jody SteversonParty not recordedyes
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Lawrence BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Fred ShanksParty not recordedyes
Jeff HaleParty not recordedyes
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Robert JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Carl MickensParty not recordedyes
Cheikh TaylorParty not recordedyes
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedyes
Shane BarnettParty not recordedyes
Mark TullosParty not recordedyes
Jerry TurnerParty not recordedyes
Andy BoydParty not recordedyes
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Becky CurrieParty not recordedyes
Vince MangoldParty not recordedyes
Randy BoydParty not recordedyes
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Steve HorneParty not recordedyes
Missy McGeeParty not recordedyes
Lance VarnerParty not recordedyes
Gene NewmanParty not recordedyes
Karl GibbsParty not recordedyes
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Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
88 more members
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Shanda YatesParty not recordedyes
Sam CreekmoreParty not recordedyes
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Beth WaldoParty not recordedyes
Justin CrosbyParty not recordedyes
Jeffery HarnessParty not recordedyes
John FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Brent PowellParty not recordedyes
Kevin FelsherParty not recordedyes
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedyes
Richard BennettParty not recordedyes
Justin KeenParty not recordedyes
Kevin HoranParty not recordedyes
Trey LamarParty not recordedyes
Kent McCartyParty not recordednot voting
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Steve LottParty not recordedyes
Shane AguirreParty not recordedyes
Randy RushingParty not recordedyes
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Percy WatsonParty not recordedyes
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Brent AndersonParty not recordedyes
Chris BellParty not recordedyes
Carolyn CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Gregory ElliottParty not recordedyes
Elliot BurchParty not recordedyes
Celeste HurstParty not recordedyes
Otis AnthonyParty not recordedyes
Chuck BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Jim EstradaParty not recordedyes
Josh HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Troy SmithParty not recordedyes
Lataisha JacksonParty not recordedyes
Daryl PorterParty not recordedyes
Keith JacksonParty not recordedyes
Jeramey AndersonParty not recordedyes
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Willie BaileyParty not recordedyes
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Stephanie FosterParty not recordedyes
Kimberly RemakParty not recordedyes
Joey HoodParty not recordedyes
Jimmy FondrenParty not recordedyes
Kabir KarriemParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordedyes
Doc HarrisParty not recordedyes
Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Bryant ClarkParty not recordedyes
John ReadParty not recordedyes
Billy Adam CalvertParty not recordedyes
Karl OliverParty not recordedyes
Brad MattoxParty not recordedyes
Timmy LadnerParty not recordedyes
Kevin FordParty not recordedyes
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedyes
Zack GradyParty not recordedyes
Manly BartonParty not recordedyes
Oscar DentonParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
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Justis GibbsParty not recordedyes
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Clay MansellParty not recordedyes
Steve MassengillParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Sam MimsParty not recordedyes
Jill FordParty not recordedyes
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Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordedyes
Dana McLeanParty not recordedyes
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Omeria ScottParty not recordedyes
Earle BanksParty not recordedyes
Scott BoundsParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Angela CockerhamParty not recordedyes
Solomon OsborneParty not recordedyes
Bill PigottParty not recordedyes
Jonathan McMillanParty not recordedyes
Jeffrey HulumParty not recordedyes
Greg HollowayParty not recordedyes
Robert SandersParty not recordedyes
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Donnie BellParty not recordedyes
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Jansen OwenParty not recordedyes
Kenji HollowayParty not recordedyes
Greg HaneyParty not recordedyes
Rickey ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Casey EureParty not recordedyes
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03/30 (S) Conference Report Adopted
Total
49
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
Rod HickmanParty not recordedyes
Josh HarkinsParty not recordedyes
Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Johnny DuPreeParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Neil WhaleyParty not recordedyes
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
Reginald JacksonParty not recordedyes
Joey FillinganeParty not recordedyes
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Sollie NorwoodParty not recordedyes
25 more members
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Briggs HopsonParty not recordedyes
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Lane TaylorParty not recordedyes
Andy BerryParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedyes
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Justin PopeParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Bradford BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Daniel SparksParty not recordedyes
Walter MichelParty not recordedyes
Chuck YoungerParty not recordedyes
Angela HillParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Kathy ChismParty not recordedyes
Joel CarterParty not recordedyes
Dean KirbyParty not recordedyes
Bart WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Kevin BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Albert ButlerParty not recordedyes
03/12 (H) Passed As Amended
Total
114
- Yes
- 107
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 7
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (114)
Brent PowellParty not recordedyes
John FaulknerParty not recordednot voting
Jill FordParty not recordedyes
Justin CrosbyParty not recordedyes
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Steve HorneParty not recordedyes
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Carl MickensParty not recordedyes
Mark TullosParty not recordedyes
Randy RushingParty not recordedyes
Jeffery HarnessParty not recordedyes
Rickey ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Zack GradyParty not recordedyes
Clay MansellParty not recordedyes
Jeffrey HulumParty not recordedyes
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Greg HollowayParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Gregory ElliottParty not recordedyes
Scott BoundsParty not recordedyes
Jansen OwenParty not recordedyes
Brent AndersonParty not recordedyes
Billy Adam CalvertParty not recordedyes
John ReadParty not recordedyes
90 more members
Dana McLeanParty not recordedyes
Steve LottParty not recordedyes
Lataisha JacksonParty not recordedyes
Greg HaneyParty not recordedyes
Timmy LadnerParty not recordedyes
Manly BartonParty not recordedyes
Cheikh TaylorParty not recordedyes
Kevin FelsherParty not recordedyes
Jeramey AndersonParty not recordedyes
Donnie BellParty not recordedyes
Percy WatsonParty not recordedyes
Vince MangoldParty not recordedyes
Bryant ClarkParty not recordednot voting
Trey LamarParty not recordedyes
Kimberly RemakParty not recordedyes
Doc HarrisParty not recordedyes
Carolyn CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Oscar DentonParty not recordedyes
Jimmy FondrenParty not recordedyes
Jim EstradaParty not recordedyes
Daryl PorterParty not recordedyes
Willie BaileyParty not recordedyes
Zakiya SummersParty not recordednot voting
Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Lance VarnerParty not recordedyes
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedyes
Becky CurrieParty not recordedyes
Karl GibbsParty not recordedyes
Otis AnthonyParty not recordedyes
Bob EvansParty not recordedyes
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Kent McCartyParty not recordedyes
Celeste HurstParty not recordedyes
Kevin HoranParty not recordednot voting
Jeff HaleParty not recordedyes
Josh HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Fred ShanksParty not recordedyes
Steve MassengillParty not recordedyes
Lawrence BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Shanda YatesParty not recordedyes
Missy McGeeParty not recordedyes
Randy BoydParty not recordedyes
Justis GibbsParty not recordedyes
Stephanie FosterParty not recordedyes
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Jonathan McMillanParty not recordedyes
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordedyes
Joey HoodParty not recordedyes
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Chuck BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Casey EureParty not recordedyes
Bill PigottParty not recordedyes
Sam CreekmoreParty not recordedyes
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordednot voting
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedyes
Robert SandersParty not recordedyes
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
Beth WaldoParty not recordedyes
Kabir KarriemParty not recordedyes
Jerry TurnerParty not recordedyes
Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Kevin FordParty not recordedyes
Chris BellParty not recordedyes
Sam MimsParty not recordedyes
Shane AguirreParty not recordedyes
Robert JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
Troy SmithParty not recordedyes
Andy BoydParty not recordedyes
Justin KeenParty not recordedyes
Angela CockerhamParty not recordedyes
Keith JacksonParty not recordedyes
Richard BennettParty not recordedyes
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
Omeria ScottParty not recordednot voting
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedyes
Karl OliverParty not recordedyes
Earle BanksParty not recordedyes
Solomon OsborneParty not recordedyes
Gene NewmanParty not recordedyes
Brad MattoxParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Shane BarnettParty not recordedyes
Elliot BurchParty not recordednot voting
Kenji HollowayParty not recordedyes
Jody SteversonParty not recordedyes
02/24 (S) Passed
Total
49
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Bart WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Briggs HopsonParty not recordedyes
Joey FillinganeParty not recordedyes
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
Reginald JacksonParty not recordedyes
Bradford BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
Rod HickmanParty not recordedyes
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedyes
Dean KirbyParty not recordedyes
Chuck YoungerParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Walter MichelParty not recordedyes
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedyes
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Andy BerryParty not recordedyes
Johnny DuPreeParty not recordedyes
25 more members
Joel CarterParty not recordednot voting
Kathy ChismParty not recordedyes
Kevin BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Justin PopeParty not recordedyes
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Lane TaylorParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Neil WhaleyParty not recordedyes
Sollie NorwoodParty not recordedyes
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
Josh HarkinsParty not recordedyes
Angela HillParty not recordedyes
Albert ButlerParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Daniel SparksParty not recordedyes
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Targeted Energy Infrastructure Funding
Out of the $29.5 million allocated to the Mississippi Site Development Fund, $20 million is explicitly earmarked for Energy Ready infrastructure needs.
Connected Entities
OrganizationMississippi Development Authority“Recipient of the additional state appropriations”Map →
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