# Mississippi HB 1894: Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.

Mississippi HB 1894, Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C. Scott Bounds (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-HB1894-2026
- 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 1894
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: C. Scott Bounds (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Appropriations B, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (342 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding for Grand Gulf park operations: benefit, low. The state provides $363,555 from the General Fund and $575,059 from the Special Fund to run and maintain the Grand Gulf Military Monument. This covers fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The money is only for operations and maintenance during that year.
- Road and utility repairs at Grand Gulf: benefit, low. The state provides $345,000 from the Capital Expense Fund to repave park roads and $85,000 to repair and replace utilities in fiscal year 2026–2027. The State Treasurer releases these funds. The law also reauthorizes up to $334,802 in prior capital funds for repairs and renovations, limited to unsp…
- State vehicles only for official business: benefit, low. State-owned vehicles may be used only for official state business. Personal use is not allowed. This applies to all agencies and all state vehicles.
- Tie-bid preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind: benefit, low. When two or more bids are equal in price, quality, and service, the Commission must choose Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same preference applies to purchases made without competitive bids.
- Pay and staffing caps at Grand Gulf Commission: cost, medium. For July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, the Commission’s total payroll budget is capped at $292,480. Of that, $292,179 is General Funds and $301 is Special Funds. Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits are set at $230,922, with $61,558 reserved as vacancy funding. The Commission may have 7 permanent posit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C. Scott Bounds (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brent Anderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryant W. Clark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Casey Eure (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Hale (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lataisha Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Pigott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Read (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracey T. Rosebud (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 119 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 122 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-01: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: 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,McCaughn,Seymour (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Bounds,Oliver,Cockerham (House)
- 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-13: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Referred To Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-19: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-18: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-18: DR - TSDP: AP To A1 (House)
- 2026-02-17: DR - TSDP: A1 To AP (House)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Appropriations B;Appropriations A (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1894IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1894IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1894PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1894PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1894_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1894_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1894SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1894SG.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/1800-1899/HB1894IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1894IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1894PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1894PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1894_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1894_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1894SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1894SG.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1894-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).