l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 622

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

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 13 to February 12, 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 13 to Feb 12 · stopped30 days

TransportationJan 13 to Jan 218 days

Appropriations AJan 21 to Jan 298 days

TransportationJan 29 to Jan 290 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 13 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Appropriations A
  2. Jan 21Reported from TR to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 29Reported from AP to TR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Transportation;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 21DR - TSDP: TR To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 29DR - TSDP: AP To TRHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives