Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Municipalities Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1499
Small Municipality Street and Infrastructure Improvement Pilot Program; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL MUNICIPALITY STREET AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MDA) TO ASSIST ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES WITH CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, AND RELATED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER, SEWAGE, STREET OVERLAY AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; TO PROVIDE THAT MDA SHALL AWARD THE FUNDS IN THE PROGRAM ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO MUNICIPALITIES MEETING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY MDA; TO SPECIFY ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA FOR THE FUNDS; 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
MunicipalitiesJan 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 committees on Municipalities and on Ways and Means
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Municipalities;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives