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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1652

Local Improvement Projects; require return of unexpended funds and earned interest.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 16, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF UNEXPENDED, LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDS AND UNEXPENDED INTEREST EARNED ON THOSE FUNDS TO THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR WITHHOLDING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY UNDER SECTION 27-65-75 TO RECOVER FUNDS OWED TO THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND UNDER THIS ACT WHERE A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY FAILS TO RETURN SUCH FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-75, 27-104-371, 27-104-373 AND 27-104-375, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS 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

2 co-sponsors

Angela Cockerham, Jeff Hale

Its course

January 19 to February 16, 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 action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 517 days

Appropriations AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Feb 16 · stopped11 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 19 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Feb 16

  1. Feb 5Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Deweese, Read and Cockerham)
  2. Feb 16Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 5PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Motion to Reconsider Entered (Deweese, Read, Cockerham)House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives