Appropration; Catfish Row Musuem in Vicksburg for expansion, furnishing and equipping the museum.
HB 1790 appropriates $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Catfish Row Museum in Vicksburg for constructing a new museum extension, furnishing it to international standards, and adding innovative technologies. The funding is intended for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026) to support the museum’s expansion and modernization. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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Committee
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Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred To Appropriations A
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Oscar Denton
DDemocratic
Co
Jeffery Harness
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Ford
RRepublican
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