Public Health Trust Fund; create in Treasury for State Department of Health.

HB 1354 would have created the Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund in the state treasury, administered by the State Department of Health. The fund would receive money from legislative appropriations, donations, grants, and other sources to provide financial assistance for public health programs and services. Key provisions include preventing unspent funds from rolling back into the general state budget and requiring interest earned to stay in the fund. The bill died on the calendar on February 13, 2025, and did not become law.