In one paragraph
Mississippi's HB 544 (2026) would direct the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) to set up a program of grants to state institutions of higher learning to help them establish endowments for recruiting and employing professors of quantum computing and of artificial intelligence engineering, paid from a new special fund, the State Institutions of Higher Learning Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence Engineering Professors Fund. Money would be disbursed on legislative appropriation. It died in committee on February 3, 2026.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have funded university endowments for AI engineering and quantum computing professors; it sets no duties for businesses.
Key provisions
- MDA would establish the grant program for endowments to recruit and employ professors of quantum computing and AI engineering
- A participating institution would have to apply, describing the endowment, the number and type of professors, its own non-grant funds dedicated and the grant amount requested
- MDA would review each application and, if approved, issue a certificate of eligibility
- Would create the special fund in the State Treasury, made up of funds the Legislature makes available; money is disbursed on appropriation at MDA's discretion
- MDA would adopt rules under the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law
- Referred to Universities and Colleges and Appropriations A on January 12, 2026; died in committee February 3, 2026
Latest legislative action
Feb 3, 2026. Died In Committee
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Zuber R | Sponsor | HD-113 |
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