Special funds; revise and create certain within the State Treasury and transfer funds to.
SB 2050 renames the "Secretary of State Land Improvement Fund" as the "Land Improvement Fund" and transfers its administration from the Secretary of State to the Department of Finance and Administration. It directs $13 million from the Capital Expense Fund to this fund for improving LeFleur's Bluff State Park, and creates a new "LIFT at the Mississippi Children's Museum Fund" to receive $5 million for museum construction, upgrades, and statewide workforce development training. The bill ensures unspent funds in either account carry over annually without lapsing into the General Fund. These changes affect state park management and the Mississippi Children's Museum in Jackson.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Failed
May 2025
Governor
Introduced May 28, 2025
Last action May 28, 2025
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SB 2050 was amended to clarify the administrative authority over the Land Improvement Fund by explicitly designating the Secretary of State as the disbursing official, while maintaining the Department of Finance and Administration's role in fund management. The bill's substantive provisions regarding fund creation, transfer amounts, and purposes remained largely unchanged, with the primary modifications being formatting adjustments and minor clarifications to the disbursement language.
DEFINITION
Added explicit designation of the Secretary of State as the official responsible for disbursing funds from the Land Improvement Fund, clarifying administrative authority.
TECHNICAL
Adjusted formatting and removed extraneous page headers and footers from the original bill text to create a cleaner legislative document.
ENFORCEMENT
Revised the disbursement language to specify that the Secretary of State has discretion to provide grants for purposes described in the section, adding clarity to fund usage.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
35–11
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 59
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic20
40% Yea
R
Republican39
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
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 · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Walter Michel
RRepublican
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