l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 677

Federal funds; Governor shall not return to federal government as long as there is still a demonstrable need for those funds in Mississippi.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Affairs Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER THE STATE RECEIVES ANY FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED TO BE USED FOR A PARTICULAR PROGRAM OR PURPOSE AS SPECIFIED IN FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATIONS, THE GOVERNOR OR STATE AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVING CONTROL OF THE FUNDS SHALL NOT RETURN ANY OF THOSE FUNDS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS LONG AS THERE IS STILL A DEMONSTRABLE NEED FOR THOSE FUNDS IN THE PROGRAM OR FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WERE PROVIDED, UNLESS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES THE STATE TO RETURN THE FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE GOVERNOR OR STATE AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVING CONTROL OF THE FUNDS DETERMINES THAT THE PROGRAM OR PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WERE PROVIDED COULD BE BETTER ADMINISTERED BY NONPROFIT ENTITIES OR OTHER NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAN BY THE STATE, THE FUNDS MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO SUCH ENTITIES TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM OR PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE FUNDS WERE PROVIDED, IF ALLOWED BY FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS AND ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS; 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

Robert L. Sanders

Its course

January 14 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 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days

State AffairsJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 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 14 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Appropriations A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives