Mississippi House Bill HB1786

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/19/26
• Refer: 1/19/26
• Failed: 2/25/26

Caption

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTING A NEW ADDITION TO THE GREER-STAFFORD ALLIED HEALTH/NURSING BUILDING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR ADVANCED TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN NURSING, INCLUDING A NURSING SIMULATION LAB FOR ALL HEALTH SCIENCE STUDENTS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Summary

House Bill 1786 is an appropriations measure that would provide $10 million from the Mississippi State General Fund to the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Delta Community College. The money is designated to help pay for constructing a new addition to the Greer-Stafford Allied Health/Nursing Building. The stated purpose of the project is to expand space for advanced nursing education and instruction, including a nursing simulation lab that would serve all health science students. The bill is tied to fiscal year 2027 and would take effect on July 1, 2026, if enacted.

Impact

If enacted, HB1786 would create a one-time state appropriation for Mississippi Delta Community College and authorize the State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer to disburse the funds under existing state payment procedures. It would not broadly amend substantive education or health-care law, but it would direct public funding toward capital improvements for a community college health sciences facility and support workforce training infrastructure in nursing and allied health.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the bill appears to be a straightforward, likely supportive appropriations proposal with no documented opposition in the available record. Its purpose—expanding nursing and health science training capacity—suggests generally favorable sentiment, especially given ongoing interest in health-care workforce development and community college capital projects.

Contention

No specific points of contention are reflected in the provided transcripts or voting history, because none were supplied. In general, the main issues such a bill could raise would be the size of the $10 million appropriation, competing demands on the General Fund, and whether a single institution should receive this level of capital funding; however, those concerns are not documented in the available record.