l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 645

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

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.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Solomon C. Osborne, Robert L. Sanders

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

AppropriationsJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives