Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority.
SB 2047 reauthorizes the expenditure of $68.7 million in unspent Gulf Coast Restoration Funds for specific coastal restoration and development projects in Mississippi. The bill directs funds to cities (like Gulfport, Long Beach, and Ocean Springs), counties (including Pearl River and Harrison), redevelopment authorities, universities (such as Mississippi State University), and organizations for projects including harbor restoration, road improvements, downtown revitalization, and economic development sites. It does not create new funding but reallocates leftover funds from prior fiscal years to continue previously authorized projects, such as the Long Beach Harbor Complex Restoration and the Mississippi Cyber Center. The bill was signed into law by the governor on June 2, 2025, and applies to fiscal year 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 28, 2025
Signed Jun 4, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
43–5
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 59
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic20
50% Yea
R
Republican39
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 4, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
May 28, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations A
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
May 28, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Briggs Hopson
RRepublican
Co
John Polk
RRepublican
Co
Michael McLendon
RRepublican
Co
Sarita Simmons
DDemocratic
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