# Mississippi HB 1898: Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District. Mississippi HB 1898, Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District., 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-HB1898-2026 - 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 1898 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Pat Harrison Waterway District. - 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 (332 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - 2026-27 money and jobs for Pat Harrison: benefit, low. The state provides $9,876,696 to the Pat Harrison Waterway District for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The district is authorized 39 permanent positions and 0 time-limited positions. The money supports its operations and projects during that year. - Money to repair parks and dams: benefit, low. The law sets aside $700,000 for park facility repairs, including bath houses and cabins. It also sets aside $480,000 for dam repairs. None of this money may be used for Flint Creek Horse Trail repairs. The district must send a report with photos on completed park repairs to the Legislature by Decem… - Purchasing tie-breaker to Mississippi Industries for the Blind: benefit, low. When two or more offers are equal in price, quality, and service, the district must choose Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same tie-breaker applies for equal purchases made without competitive bids. - Yearly plan and audit required: benefit, low. Each year by July 15, the district must send a five-year plan to the Legislature. The plan must list priorities, goals, and projected project costs, with a copy to the budget committee in the current year's budget filing. The district must also provide an annual audit to the Legislature and send a… - Stronger rules for district funds: mixed, low. The district cannot use these general funds to replace federal or special salary funds that are withdrawn. It must keep accounting and personnel records in the same detailed format used in Fiscal Year 2026, and submit its FY2028 budget in the same detail as the FY2027 request. Most approved funds m… ## 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 | 113 | 6 | | | 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 | 118 | 3 | | ## Actions (21) - 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,Thompson,Jackson (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Bounds,Cockerham,Rushing (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/HB1898IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1898IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1898PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1898PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1898_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1898_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1898SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1898SG.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/HB1898IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1898IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1898PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1898PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1898_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1898_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1898SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1898SG.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-HB1898-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).