Public property; authorize Department of Finance and Administration to sell and convey.
HB 1732 authorizes the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration to sell a state-owned property in Lauderdale County (specifically the Highway Safety Patrol's Troop H headquarters and Driver Service Bureau facility at 910 Highway 11/80 in Meridian) to Compass DataCenters JAN I LLC. The bill requires the sale price to be at least the fair market value, determined by two appraisals - one selected by the Department of Public Safety - ensuring the state receives full market value. Compass DataCenters will pay all closing costs associated with the transaction. This bill directly affects the state government (as the seller) and Compass DataCenters (as the buyer), with no broader public impact.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Last action Mar 26, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended after passing the House to rename the newly reconstructed facility after Charles Young, Sr., adding a specific honorific designation to the property. The document title was updated to reflect its House passage status, and minor formatting corrections were made to the property description text.
DEFINITION
Added a new provision requiring the reconstructed facility to be known as the 'Charles Young, Sr., facility'.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill header to indicate it has passed the House rather than being in its original introduced form.
Corrected formatting in the property description by adjusting spacing around the property address text.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2026 · House Feb 10, 2026
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
Mar 4, 2026
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican34
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Public Property
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Public Property
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Bennett
RRepublican
Co
Gregory Elliott
DDemocratic
Co
Omeria Scott
DDemocratic
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