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MS HB1297

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jansen Owen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Mississippi Legislature to reduce general fund appropriations to the Authority for Educational Television by 20% annually for five consecutive fiscal years, starting in fiscal year 2028

  • Eliminates all general fund appropriations to the Authority for Educational Television beginning in fiscal year 2033

  • Maintains state liability for principal and interest payments on any existing state general obligation bonds that financed authority projects

  • Expresses legislative intent that the Authority for Educational Television become self-supporting through donations, private funds, and other non-state funding sources

  • Takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

ETV; require Legislature to reduce general fund appropriations to by 20% and eliminate funding over five years.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations A1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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