Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.
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HB 653 — Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
13 added · 10 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes to Bill HB 653 expand the scope from just highways, roads, and bridges to include "other assets," allowing for public-private partnerships for a wider range of infrastructure improvements. This means that municipalities and local governments can now seek private funding assistance not only for traditional road and bridge projects but also for additional public assets, which could lead to more funding opportunities and potentially better infrastructure. This update matters because it increases the flexibility and potential resources available for improving public infrastructure.
HB 653 (As Introduced)Passed the House) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Miles, Faulkner, Kinkade House Bill 653 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY OF THE STATE MAY FORM A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HIGHWAY, ROADROAD, BRIDGE OR BRIDGEOTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TOWARD A HIGHWAY, ROADROAD, BRIDGE OR BRIDGEOTHER PROJECTASSET IMPROVEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMING RIGHTS OF THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, ROADROAD, BRIDGE OR BRIDGEOTHER ASSET FOR WHICH THE PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED;
SECTION 1. The Mississippi Department of Transportation, a political subdivision of the state or a municipality of the state may form a public-private partnership for a highway, roadroad, bridge or bridgeother improvementasset by which the department, political subdivision or municipality may negotiate for private funding assistance toward a highway, roadroad, bridge or bridgeother projectasset improvement in exchange for naming rights of the section of highway, roadroad, bridge or bridgeother asset improvement for which the private funding assistance was provided. The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for the department to utilize such public-private partnerships.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Died In Committee
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Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance
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Transmitted To Senate
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Passed As Amended
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Amended
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Title Suff Do Pass
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DR - TSDP: AP To TR
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DR - TSDP: TR To AP
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Referred To Transportation;Appropriations
Sponsors
- Miles · Primary
- John G. Faulkner · Cosponsor
- Bill Kinkade · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Miles
Co-sponsors (2)
- John G. Faulkner Democrat
- Bill Kinkade Republican
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 119 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 1% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (121)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster | — | Yea |
| Anderson (122nd) | — | Yea |
| Andrews | — | Yea |
| Bain | — | Yea |
| Barnett | — | Yea |
| Beckett | — | Yea |
| Bell (65th) | — | Yea |
| Bell (21st) | — | Yea |
| Blackmon | — | Yea |
| Bomgar | — | Yea |
| Busby | — | Yea |
| Clarke | — | Yea |
| Criswell | — | Yea |
| Darnell | — | Yea |
| Dortch | — | Yea |
| Ford (73rd) | — | Yea |
| Ford (54th) | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (72nd) | — | Yea |
| Gibbs (36th) | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Holloway | — | Yea |
| Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Huddleston | — | Yea |
| Hudson | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Anderson (110th) | — | Not Voting |
| McLeod | — | Yea |
| Miles | — | Yea |
| Paden | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Straughter | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Thompson | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Weathersby | — | Yea |
| Williams-Barnes | — | Yea |
| Williamson | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Yea |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Yea |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Yea |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Yea |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Yea |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Willie Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Yea |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Yea |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Yea |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Yea |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Jason White | Republican | Yea |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Yea |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Yea |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Yea |
| Randy P. Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 653?
- HB 653 is sponsored by Miles, John G. Faulkner (Democrat), and Bill Kinkade (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 653?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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