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HB 1725

Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brent Anderson and 7 co-sponsors

Mississippi appropriates $62,755 to the State Board of Registration for Foresters for FY2026, including $18,626 for licensing system upgrades, with procurement preferences and stri

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Bill Summary · HB 1725

Summary — HB 1725 (as presented)

Note on source material: the provided document appears to combine provisions from three different legislative bills that share the identifier “HB 1725” in different states. This summary focuses on the bill matching the title given at the top — “Appropriation; Foresters, Board of Registration for.” I also briefly note the unrelated Arkansas and Illinois HB 1725 text that appears in the file.

Primary bill: Appropriation for State Board of Registration for Foresters (Mississippi)

  • Purpose and intent
    To appropriate special-fund money to the State Board of Registration for Foresters to defray the board’s expenses for Fiscal Year 2026 and to direct certain administrative and procurement preferences and reporting requirements.

  • Key provisions and dollar amounts

    • Appropriates $62,755 from the State Board of Registered Foresters Fund for the board’s operating expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026.
    • Of that amount, $18,626 is specifically allocated for database upgrades and other improvements to the board’s licensing system.
    • Requires the board to maintain complete accounting and personnel records for these expenditures in the same format and level of detail used for FY2025.
    • Directs that the board’s FY2027 budget request to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee be submitted in a format and level of detail comparable to its FY2026 submission.
    • Procurement preferences: when two or more equal bids are received, preference shall be given to Mississippi Industries for the Blind; the bill also expresses the intention that the same preference be given when purchases are made without competitive bids.
    • States that appropriated funds must be expended in compliance with Mississippi Code § 27-104-25, prohibits incurring obligations beyond the appropriation, and makes responsible officers accountable for violations.
    • Payment mechanics: warrants drawn by the State Fiscal Officer on the State Treasurer upon proper requisition.
    • Effective date language in the text: “This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed from and after June 30, 2025.” (This appears inconsistent with the stated FY2026 application and is likely a drafting/typographical error in the bill text.)

  • Who is affected

    • State Board of Registration for Foresters (primary recipient/implementer)
    • State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer (payment mechanics)
    • Mississippi Industries for the Blind (procurement preference)
    • Joint Legislative Budget Committee (receives FY2027 budget submission)
    • Any vendors or contractors bidding on board purchases

  • Procedural / timeline aspects and outcome

    • The bill was amended in committee and included the appropriation and intent language described above. Conferees were named, but the bill ultimately “Died In Conference” (listed 2025-03-29) and is also reported as “Died In House at Sine Die adjournment” (2025-05-05). That indicates it did not become law in the 2025 session.

Other, unrelated HB 1725 material included in the file (brief notes)

  • Arkansas HB 1725 (appears to be a separate bill introduced by Rep. Schulz / Sen. B. Davis) — would have amended Arkansas law on the office of sheriff, adding requirements that newly elected/appointed sheriffs file documentation of law-enforcement training or experience and directing quorum courts to set sheriff salaries at a minimum when required training/experience is not met; effective Dec 31, 2026. (This is a distinct substantive proposal unrelated to the Mississippi appropriation.)

  • Illinois HB 1725 (introduced by Rep. Amy Elik) — would add an Illinois income tax credit (for taxable years 2026–2030) allowing qualified small businesses a credit for advertising spent with local news organizations (limit $2,500 per taxpayer; aggregate cap $3,000,000). (Also unrelated to the Mississippi appropriation.)

If you want, I can prepare a focused summary (and timeline) for either the Arkansas sheriff bill or the Illinois tax-credit bill, or provide a cleaned timeline of legislative actions for the Mississippi appropriation bill.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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