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HB 1843

Modifying school district elections.

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Steve Bergquist and 8 co-sponsors

Proposes an appropriation to Port Gibson for water and sewer infrastructure upgrades to improve service reliability, water quality, and public health.

Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.
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Bill Summary · HB 1843

Summary — HB 1843

Title: Appropriation; City of Port Gibson for water and sewer infrastructure improvements
Introduced: January 14, 2025
Subject: Appropriations A
Status: Died in Committee (referred to Appropriations A; Died In Committee, 2025-02-26)

Note on source materials: The documents you provided include multiple different bills all numbered “HB 1843” from different states and on different subjects (e.g., an Arkansas bill about State Crime Laboratory records and an Illinois bill amending municipal zoning law). This summary focuses on the HB 1843 you flagged in the Bill Information block — an appropriation for Port Gibson — and also flags the other, unrelated HB 1843 texts contained in your materials.

Purpose and intent

The bill was proposed to appropriate funds to the City of Port Gibson for water and sewer infrastructure improvements. The stated intent is to provide capital resources to repair, upgrade, or replace municipal water distribution and sewer collection systems to improve service reliability, public health, and environmental compliance.

Key provisions (based on available information)

  • Authorizes an appropriation to the City of Port Gibson for water and sewer infrastructure improvements.
  • No project-specific language, dollar amount, grant/loan terms, or matching requirement is provided in the materials supplied.
  • No implementing agency, timeline for obligating funds, or reporting/accountability provisions are specified in the available summary.

Who would be affected

  • Primary: Residents and businesses of Port Gibson (improvements could affect service reliability, water quality, sewer overflows, and local fees).
  • Local government: City of Port Gibson would receive and manage funds and oversee construction planning and contracting.
  • Contractors and suppliers: Firms performing upgrades would be contract recipients.
  • Potentially state agencies if the appropriation requires state oversight or matches other funding programs.

Procedural/Timeline aspects

  • Filed: January 14, 2025.
  • Referred to Appropriations A.
  • Status: Died in Committee (February 26, 2025) — the bill did not advance to enactment during the 2025 session.
  • No enacted appropriation or funding was authorized.

Limitations / Missing details

  • The provided record does not include a dollar amount, funding source, eligibility criteria, scope of eligible projects, or oversight/reporting requirements. These details are essential to assess fiscal impact and project scope.
  • Because the bill died in committee, no statute or appropriation resulted.

Note on other HB 1843 materials in your packet

  • Arkansas HB1843 excerpt (2025): Amends Arkansas Code § 12-12-312 to add the Arkansas Drug Director as a person who may receive certain State Crime Laboratory records/photographs.
  • Illinois HB1843 (2025) and amendment: Substantive amendment to 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1 (Illinois Municipal Code) addressing municipal zoning powers, limits on using zoning to restrict unrelated individuals living together, protections for community-integrated living arrangements, and other zoning clarifications. These are separate measures from different jurisdictions and are unrelated to the Port Gibson appropriation.

If you want, I can:
- Search for the specific appropriation text (dollar amount and legislative language) for the Port Gibson bill if you can confirm the state (e.g., Mississippi?) or provide the full bill text; or
- Provide a focused summary of the Arkansas or Illinois HB 1843 versions included in your materials.

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

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