# Mississippi HB 1649: Capital Expense Fund; make transfer from to Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund. Mississippi HB 1649, Capital Expense Fund; make transfer from to Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Read (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1649-2026 - 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 1649 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Capital Expense Fund; make transfer from to Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: John Read (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (338 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More Mississippi Main Street grants for small businesses: benefit, high. Effective upon passage, the State Fiscal Officer transfers $10,017,755 ($10.0 million) to the Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund. This is a one-time move from the Capital Expense Fund. The fund now has more money for local Main Street grants that support small businesses and downtown… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Read (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Angela Cockerham (Independent), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 117 | 0 | | | 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 119 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,Blackwell (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Read,Cockerham,Mangold (House) - 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House) - 2026-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Referred To Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-02-10: Amended (House) - 2026-01-29: Title Suff Do Pass (House) - 2026-01-19: Referred To Appropriations A (House) ## Bill text - Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB1649_H_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1649_H_Amend_01.pdf) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1649IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1649IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1649PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1649PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1649_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1649_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1649SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1649SG.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 - [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB1649_H_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB1649_H_Amend_01.pdf) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1649IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1649IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1649PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1649PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1649_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1649_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1649SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1649SG.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-HB1649-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).