HB 965 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Fund; extend repealer on MDA authority to use funds for general support.

HB 965 extends the expiration date for a provision allowing the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to use interest earnings from certain loans for the MDA's general support. Specifically, it delays the sunset date from July 1, 2028, to a later date (not specified in the text). This change does not alter how the Local Governments Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Fund operates for local governments or the loan terms themselves. The bill directly affects the MDA's budget flexibility by maintaining access to these interest earnings for operational costs, not for employee salary increases. It is a procedural extension of an existing funding mechanism, not a new policy.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill extends the repeal date for a provision allowing the Mississippi Development Authority to use certain loan fund monies for general support from July 1, 2028, to July 1, 2025. It also adds a new Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Fund and clarifies loan repayment terms and interest rates for various capital improvement projects.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding a new Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Fund and modifying the timeline for when certain fund provisions are repealed.
TIMELINE

Extended the repeal date for the provision authorizing the Mississippi Development Authority to use certain monies for general support from July 1, 2028, to July 1, 2025.

FISCAL

Created a new special fund called the Local Governments Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Fund consisting of monies from Section 57-1-307, which will be abolished after July 1, 2009, with funds transferred to the Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Fund.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for loan repayment schedules, allowing monthly, semiannual, or other periodic payments, with annual totals not exceeding the previous year's total by more than 15%, and requiring full repayment within 20 years of project completion.

ENFORCEMENT

Authorized the State Auditor to audit counties or municipalities with delinquent loan payments and to withhold future homestead exemption reimbursements and sales tax revenue distributions until payments are current.

Added authority for the Mississippi Development Authority to renegotiate loan payments for the six southern counties affected by Hurricane Katrina, with interest forgiveness limited to 24 months and maturity extensions limited to 48 months.

TECHNICAL

Added a provision stating that evidences of indebtedness issued under this chapter are not considered indebtedness for purposes of city and county debt limitations.

Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

1150
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 119
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic39
39 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
74 Yea 4
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Fred Shanks
RRepublican
MS
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