Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

Mississippi House Bill HB896

Introduced

1/17/25

Refer

1/17/25

Failed

2/26/25

Caption

Appropriation; Jackson Municipal Airport Authority for improvements at international airport.

Summary

House Bill 896 is a fiscal appropriation measure that provides $5 million from the Mississippi State General Fund to the Board of Commissioners of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. The money is intended to help pay for improvements at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport during fiscal year 2026, beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026. The bill does not create a new program or regulatory framework; instead, it authorizes a one-time state funding allocation and sets out the mechanism for payment through the State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer. If enacted, it would direct state funds to airport infrastructure or capital improvement needs at the Jackson airport, supporting the local airport authority’s improvement efforts.

Impact

HB896 would amend state spending for fiscal year 2026 by appropriating $5 million from the General Fund to the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. Its legal effect is limited to authorizing this specific expenditure and establishing the administrative process for disbursement; it does not alter broader aviation, transportation, or municipal law. The primary affected party is the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, with indirect effects on the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport and the travelers, businesses, and local economy that rely on it.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the measure appears to be a straightforward appropriations bill with no documented opposition or support expressed in the record supplied here. The caption and structure suggest a routine capital-improvement funding request rather than a controversial policy change. Because no vote history or transcript is available, the overall sentiment cannot be measured beyond the bill’s neutral, administrative character.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or voting history. Potential areas of interest, if discussed elsewhere, would likely concern the size of the appropriation, the use of state general funds for a local airport project, and whether the improvement funding is justified relative to other state priorities. However, none of those concerns are reflected in the materials supplied here.

Latest MS HB896 Activity

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Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

MS SB2002

Appropriation; additional to MDA for certain projects.

MS HB2

Appropriation; additional to MDA for certain projects.

MS SB2001

Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.

MS HB1

Economic development; provide incentives for certain economic development projects.

MS HB1

Project Atlas Fund; create.

MS SB2001

Project Poppy Fund; create.

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