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House adopts two deficit bills totaling about $34.5M for settlements, litigation and program authority
Summary
Lawmakers passed two deficit appropriation bills: HB 1939 (roughly $19.47M) and HB 1940 (about $15.06M) that include funding for DPS headquarters, MEMA settlements, Jackson water‑litigation support and court‑reporter special‑fund authority.
The House adopted two deficit appropriation bills on the floor. House Bill 1939 authorized roughly $19,474,366 in capital and special‑fund items (including $3,529,925 for DPS headquarters construction/furnishing, MEMA settlement funds, emergency management performance grants and $4,000,000 in special‑fund authority to AOC for court‑reporter increases). House Bill 1940 added approximately $15,061,156 for a range of items including Jackson water‑litigation assistance and Bolton Building repairs and agency relocation expenses.
Committee leaders explained sections by line item as they moved the bills to final passage. The chamber adopted both committee substitutes and amendments where applicable, and the clerk reported recorded votes in favor of the measures.
What this means: the bills provide funding authority for immediate liabilities and program needs; several sections are capital‑expense disbursements and are intended to be executed upon appropriate warrants and requisitions through the state fiscal officer.
