Lottery and gaming fees; revise distribution to State Highway Fund and Education Enhancement Fund.
HB 325 redirects all revenue from Mississippi's lottery and certain gaming fees to specific state funds. Lottery proceeds must go to the State Highway Fund for road repairs or, if exceeding $80 million in a fiscal year, to the Education Enhancement Fund for early childhood and classroom programs. Gaming fees from sports betting wagers are now required to go exclusively to the Highway Fund for road maintenance, removing previous flexibility. The bill modifies existing laws to ensure these funds are allocated as specified, with highway funds first used for federal matching programs. This directly affects how the state manages revenue from gambling activities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Feb 16, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2026 · House Jan 14, 2026
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Feb 16, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Highways and Transportation
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Committee
Referred To Transportation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steve Massengill
RRepublican
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