2025 Regular Session Transportation funding; authorize public-private partnerships to include naming rights. 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, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT BY WHICH THE DEPARTMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NEGOTIATE FOR PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE TOWARD A HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET IMPROVEMENT IN EXCHANGE FOR NAMING RIGHTS OF THE SECTION OF HIGHWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR OTHER ASSET FOR WHICH THE PRIVATE FUNDING ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED; TO PROHIBIT THE COMMISSION FROM APPROVING AND THE DEPARTMENT FROM ENTERING INTO ANY AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE ILLEGAL FOR USE BY MINORS; TO PRESCRIBE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH FUNDS DERIVED FROM SUCH AGREEMENTS FOR NAMING RIGHTS MAY BE USED; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FUNDS TO BE RETAINED AND MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 03/09/25 at 20:23 H B 1261 House Bill 1261 HB 1261 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2025 Transportation F ../../House_cmtes/TR.xml Appropriations E F ../../House_cmtes/A4.xml Highways and Transportation T ../../Senate_cmtes/HI.xml Finance F ../../Senate_cmtes/FI.xml Steverson ../../House_authors/Steverson.xml 1 01/20 (H) Referred To Transportation;Appropriations E 2 01/29 (H) DR - TSDP: TR To A4 3 02/04 (H) DR - TSDP: A4 To TR 4 02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass 5 02/11 (H) Passed ../../../../2025/pdf/votes/house/0360035.pdf 6 02/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate 7 02/17 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation;Finance 8 03/04 (S) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2025/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1261PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1261PS.htm ../../../../documents/2025/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1261IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1261IN.htm ../../../../documents/2025/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1261PS.pdf ../../../../documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1261PS.htm N ../../../../documents/2025/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1261.pdf