# Mississippi HB 1899: Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. Mississippi HB 1899, Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply 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-HB1899-2026 - 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 1899 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Pearl River Valley Water Supply 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 (344 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - REZ-tag vehicles avoid traffic fees: benefit, low. The District must waive traffic control fees for vehicles displaying a REZ tag. The District must agree to the waiver before spending funds appropriated by the law. The law does not state the fee amount. - District workers get overtime pay funding: benefit, low. The law provides $200,000 for District employee overtime, callback, or standby pay during fiscal year 2027. That year runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law does not set individual payment amounts. - Blind industries get purchasing preference: benefit, low. When two bids match in price, quality, and service, the District must prefer Mississippi Industries for the Blind. A similar preference applies when the District buys without competitive bids. - District parks and causeway get repairs: benefit, low. The law sets aside $4 million for repairs and improvements to District parks and campgrounds during fiscal year 2027. It also provides $4 million for Northshore Parkway Causeway and the eastern side of the Breakers. Fiscal year 2027 runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. - Fishing events get priority and fee waivers: benefit, low. If a local government or nonprofit wins the bid for the ESPN Bass Masters Classic or FLW Major Open, the District must exempt the event from its host-event lottery and give it priority for date options. The District must waive daily launch and other special-event fees for those events. The Catch A… - Reservoir gets dredging and gate study funds: benefit, low. During fiscal year 2027, the law provides $1.75 million for dredging and related work to remove sediment and debris from the reservoir bottom. It also provides $400,000 for a spillway gate study. Of the study funds, $200,000 comes from the Capital Expense Fund as allocated by the State Treasurer; t… - District gets $28.8 million for operations: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the District can spend up to $28.8 million from special-source funds it receives or has available. Fiscal year 2027 runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law authorizes 99 permanent positions and 1 time-limited position. District funds must earn interest at a rate… ## 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 | 121 | 0 | | | 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) - 2026-03-31: 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,McLendon (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Bounds,Cockerham,Mangold (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/HB1899IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1899IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1899PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1899PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1899_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1899_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1899SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1899SG.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/HB1899IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1899IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1899PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1899PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1899_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1899_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1899SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1899SG.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-HB1899-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).