Mississippi Senate Bill SB2963

Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/12/25
• Refer: 2/12/25
• Failed: 2/26/25

Caption

General Fund; FY 2026 appropriation to City of Greenville for repair and renovation of wastewater treatment plant.

Summary

Senate Bill 2963 is a fiscal appropriation measure that allocates $4,000,000 from the Mississippi State General Fund to the City of Greenville for fiscal year 2026. The money is designated to help defray expenses associated with repairing and renovating Greenville’s wastewater treatment plant. The bill is a direct local assistance appropriation rather than a broad policy change, and it is limited to the specified city project and fiscal year. The bill also sets out the administrative mechanism for disbursing the funds. Payments would be made by the State Treasurer from the General Fund upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer, following requisitions from the appropriate local or state officials. The act would take effect on July 1, 2025, aligning the appropriation with the start of fiscal year 2026.

Impact

SB2963 would create a one-time, project-specific appropriation in state law, directing $4 million in General Fund dollars to Greenville for wastewater treatment plant repair and renovation. It does not amend regulatory statutes governing wastewater systems or municipal utilities; instead, it authorizes state spending for a local infrastructure need and establishes the payment process for the appropriation.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes, the measure appears to be a straightforward appropriations bill with no documented controversy in the available materials. The caption and structure suggest a practical, infrastructure-focused proposal intended to support a municipal capital repair project. No opposing or supporting arguments are recorded in the provided context.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the available committee transcripts or voting history, because none were provided. In general, bills of this kind can raise questions about the use of state General Fund dollars for a single municipality, the size of the appropriation, and whether the project should be funded locally or by the state, but those concerns are not reflected in the supplied record.