l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1261

Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY OF THE STATE MAY FORM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TOWARD A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMING RIGHTS OF THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET FOR WHICH THE PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED; TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION FROM APPROVING AND THE DEPARTMENT FROM ENTERING INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE ILLEGAL FOR USE BY MINORS; TO PRESCRIBE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS DERIVED FROM SUCH AGREEMENTS FOR NAMING RIGHTS MAY BE USED; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FUNDS TO BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; 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

Its course

January 20 to March 4, 2025, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1122 days

TransportationJan 20 to Jan 299 days

Appropriations EJan 29 to Feb 46 days

TransportationFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 4 · stopped21 days

Highways and TransportationFeb 17 to Mar 4 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 20 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Appropriations E
  2. Jan 29Reported from TR to A4 in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Reported from A4 to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 11Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Highways and Transportation and on Finance
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Transportation;Appropriations EHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDP: TR To A4House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4DR - TSDP: A4 To TRHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To Highways and Transportation;FinanceSenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate