Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 902
Defense Research and Development Program; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF LOANS AVAILABLE FOR SEED AND EARLY STAGE CAPITAL TO SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED MISSISSIPPI BUSINESSES WITH HIGH GROWTH POTENTIAL THAT ARE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES WITH THE MISSISSIPPI MILITARY DEPARTMENT, THE MISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD, AND/OR A MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND/OR JUNIOR COLLEGE; TO CREATE THE "DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; 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 16 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Military AffairsJan 16 to Jan 215 days
Appropriations AJan 21 to Feb 3 · stopped13 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 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Military Affairs and on Appropriations A
- Jan 21Reported as a committee substitute from MA to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Military Affairs;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 21DR - TSDPCS: MA To APHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives