Senate Bill 2493

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 6, CHAPTER 492, LAWS OF 2020, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000,000.00 FOR THE ACE FUND; TO REPEAL SECTION 10, CHAPTER 480, LAWS OF 2021, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000,000.00 FOR THE ACE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 4, CHAPTER 460, LAWS OF 2006, TO REDUCE BY $9,280,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 1, CHAPTER 480, LAWS OF 2021, TO REDUCE BY $6,400,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR ASSISTING MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY'S DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND VETERINARY MEDICINE IN PAYING THE COSTS OF REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF, AND UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO, DORMAN HALL AND RELATED FACILITIES; TO REDUCE BY $4,300,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR ASSISTING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI IN PAYING THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AND CONFERENCE CENTER AND RELATED FACILITIES ON ITS GULF PARK CAMPUS, AND OF REPAIR, RENOVATION, LIFE SAFETY, AND ADA CODE UPGRADES, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF CAMPUS BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AT THE GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY, HALSTEAD CAMPUS; TO CREATE THE 2024 IHL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO ASSIST IN PAYING THE COSTS OF IHL PROJECTS FOR WHICH BONDING AUTHORITY IS REDUCED IN THIS ACT, IN THE AMOUNT OF THE REDUCTION FOR EACH PROJECT; TO TRANSFER $10,700,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND TO THE 2024 IHL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 480, LAWS OF 2021, TO REDUCE BY $758,372.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO REMOVE THE $2,070,016.00 AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR EAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO REDUCE BY $2,434,814.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO REMOVE THE $2,052,257.00 AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO REMOVE THE $1,714,541.00 AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO CREATE THE 2024 COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO ASSIST IN PAYING THE COSTS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR WHICH BONDING AUTHORITY IS REDUCED IN THIS ACT IN THE AMOUNT OF THE REDUCTION FOR EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE; TO TRANSFER $9,030,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND TO THE 2024 COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 57-75-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE BY $20,000,000.00, $60,000,000.00 AND $5,000,000.00 THE AMOUNTS OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR PROJECTS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (XXVI), (XXVIII) AND (XXX), RESPECTIVELY, OF SECTION 57-75-5(F); TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 522, LAWS OF 2011, TO REDUCE BY $3,377.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 2011 MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM AND MUSEUM OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY CONSTRUCTION FUND; TO AMEND CHAPTER 464, LAWS OF 1999, AS LAST AMENDED BY SECTION 44, CHAPTER 472, LAWS OF 2015, TO REDUCE BY $18,627.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 1999 DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS IMPROVEMENTS FUND; TO REPEAL SECTION 3, CHAPTER 580, LAWS OF 2007, WHICH AUTHORIZES STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000,000.00 TO BE ISSUED FOR THE GRAND GULF ACCESS ROAD CONSTRUCTION FUND TO BE SPENT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 57-71-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE BY $140,000,000.00 THE AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL OR LIMITED OBLIGATION BONDS AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ACT; TO TRANSFER $50,000,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND TO THE TRIPLE CROWN PROJECT FUND; TO TRANSFER $117,614,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND TO THE PROJECT POPPY FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Josh Harkins

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 3

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In the Senate Feb 16 – Mar 8

1. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
3. Mar 8Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 3

1. Mar 11Sent to the House
2. Mar 14Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
3. Apr 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
4. Apr 3Amended in the House
5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Apr 4 – May 2

1. Apr 4Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
2. Apr 12Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
3. Apr 15Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Johnson and Hopson
4. Apr 17Conferees named in the House: Lamar, Steverson and Bell (21st)
5. Apr 27Conference report filed in the Senate
6. Conference report filed in the House
7. Apr 28Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
8. Apr 29Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
9. May 2Died in conference in the Senate