# Mississippi HB 1571: ARPA programs and funds; direct transfer of certain available and unexpended funds on September 30, 2026. Mississippi HB 1571, ARPA programs and funds; direct transfer of certain available and unexpended funds on September 30, 2026., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Read (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1571-2026 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi HB 1571 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: ARPA programs and funds; direct transfer of certain available and unexpended funds on September 30, 2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: John Read (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (169 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nurses get help repaying education loans: benefit, high. Eligible Mississippi LPNs and RNs can receive up to $6,000 for each year of full-time work at an in-state skilled nursing home or general acute care hospital. Payments can cover up to three years of qualifying employment. Applicants need a current state license and qualifying education loans; peopl… - Hospitals and providers get care grants: benefit, medium. The health department provides hospital grants if the Legislature appropriates money. Awards range from $300,000 to $1 million based on hospital type and size; qualifying small rural hospitals receive an extra $250,000. Hospitals can also receive up to $200,000 per new intensive care bed and $50,00… - State employee health plan gets funding: benefit, medium. The law creates a state fund for eligible costs of the State and School Employees’ Life and Health Insurance Plan. The state transfers up to $62,958,012 to that fund by October 15, 2026, after an earlier transfer to the lost-revenue fund. The law does not set a change to premiums, coverage, or indi… - Grant recipients face project deadlines: cost, low. Grant funds under two state programs are available through September 30, 2026. If a project is unfinished by then and Congress has not extended the ARPA deadline, recipients must finish it with other funds. The law does not state a total amount for these grants. - Tourism groups face earlier spending deadlines: cost, low. Destination marketing groups had to commit their funds by December 31, 2024, and spend them by September 30, 2026, instead of December 31, 2026. Before receiving funds, each group must certify that it will use the money only for marketing and follow federal and state ARPA rules. - Environmental grants end sooner: cost, low. Environmental grant funds are available through September 30, 2026, instead of December 31, 2026. Recipients must use other funds to finish projects left incomplete by that date unless Congress extends the ARPA deadline. - School grants have firm deadlines: cost, low. Independent school grants had to be committed by December 31, 2024, and spent by September 30, 2026. MAICU college grant funds were available through September 30, 2026. If a project is unfinished by that date and Congress has not extended the ARPA deadline, the school or college must use other fun… - State redirects unused recovery funds: mixed, medium. The state transfers up to $162,958,012 from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to its lost-revenue fund by October 15, 2026. Beginning September 30, 2026, the state also identifies covered available or unspent funds and transfers them back to the recovery fund by October 15; ARPA administra… - Grants support community water systems: mixed, medium. The state funds eligible drinking-water, wastewater, and stormwater projects through grants. The rural water program lists first-round awards up to $2.5 million and second-round awards up to $2 million, while also stating a $2 million total limit per eligible entity. Some previous grant recipients… - State funds support road projects: mixed, medium. The state transfers up to $100 million to a transportation fund for eligible projects in the Mississippi Transportation Commission’s Three-Year Plan. Available ARPA funds can also move to a transportation maintenance fund if found after October 5, 2024, and before September 30, 2026. A subgrantee’s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Read (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Passed | pass | 117 | 2 | 2 | ## Actions (14) - 2026-03-23: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-03-13: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-03-12: Returned For Enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Referred To Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-02-05: Passed (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee Substitute Adopted (House) - 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (House) - 2026-01-19: Referred To Appropriations A (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571PS.pdf) - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571CS.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571SG.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed) - HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed) - SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed) - SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed) - SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed) - SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571PS.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571CS.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571CS.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1571SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1500-1599/HB1571SG.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026) - [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026) - [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026) - [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026) - [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026) - [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026) - [Mississippi bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi/bills) - [Mississippi state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1571-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).