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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1653

Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from.

Veto sustained in the House, on April 28, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 10 OF CHAPTER 534, LAWS OF 2024, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 510, LAWS OF 2025, TO REVISE A THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2024 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 549, LAWS OF 2023, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 2 OF CHAPTER 510, LAWS OF 2024, TO REVISE THE PURPOSE OF A CERTAIN PROJECT FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2022 IHL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 5 OF CHAPTER 534, LAWS OF 2024, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 510, LAWS OF 2025, TO REVISE THE PURPOSE OF A PROJECT FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2022 IHL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 28 OF CHAPTER 549, LAWS OF 2023, AS AMENDED BY SECTION 1 OF CHAPTER 510, LAWS OF 2024, TO REVISE THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2023 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-371, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FUNDED WITH MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE 2022 LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS FUND; 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

1 co-sponsor

Angela Cockerham

Its course

January 19 to April 28, 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 action23 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 517 days

Appropriations AJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 1033 days

AppropriationsFeb 20 to Mar 311 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to Apr 627 days

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 93 days

After the vetoApr 9 to Apr 2819 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 10

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. Referred to the House committee on Appropriations A
  2. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 10

  1. Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  3. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 6

  1. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Read, Cockerham and Bell (21st)
  4. Conferees named in the Senate: Hopson, DeBar and Harkins
  5. Conferees named in the House: Read, Cockerham and Deweese
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report filed in the Senate
  8. Conference report adopted in the House
  9. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  10. Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 9

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Partially vetoed by the Governor

After the veto Apr 15 – Apr 28

  1. Veto referred to the House committee on Appropriations A
  2. Veto sustained in the House
All 23 actions, as published