Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1297
ETV; require Legislature to reduce general fund appropriations to by 20% and eliminate funding over five years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-63-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION BY TWENTY PERCENT FOR EACH OF THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT FROM AND AFTER FISCAL YEAR 2032, THE LEGISLATURE SHALL NOT APPROPRIATE ANY GENERAL FUNDS TO THE AUTHORITY; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Appropriations AJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives