Mississippi Senate Bill SB2985

Mississippi 2025 Regular Session

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

Caption

General Funds FY2026 appropriation to Town of Goodman for purchase of a building to be used as multipurpose complex.

Summary

Senate Bill 2985 is a fiscal appropriation measure that provides $185,000 from the Mississippi State General Fund to the Town of Goodman for fiscal year 2026. The stated purpose is to help defray the costs of purchasing a building that will be used as a multipurpose complex. The bill is narrowly focused on this single local project and does not create a new program or statewide policy. The appropriation would be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer, following the usual legal requisition process. The act would take effect on July 1, 2025, and applies only to the specified fiscal year. In practical terms, it authorizes state funds to support a municipal capital purchase in Goodman, Mississippi, for community or public-use purposes.

Impact

SB2985 would amend state spending for FY2026 by directing $185,000 in general funds to the Town of Goodman. It affects state appropriations law only for this one local grant and does not alter substantive statutes governing municipalities, public facilities, or taxation. The primary parties affected are the Town of Goodman, state fiscal officers responsible for disbursement, and indirectly local residents and users of the planned multipurpose complex.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the measure appears to be a routine local appropriation with no documented opposition or controversy in the available record. The bill’s purpose is straightforward and limited, suggesting generally neutral-to-supportive treatment typical of local capital funding requests. No voting history or transcript evidence indicates divided sentiment.

Contention

No specific points of contention are shown in the provided context because there are no committee transcripts or recorded votes. If any concerns were raised, they are not reflected in the materials supplied here. Potential areas of scrutiny for a bill like this would typically include the necessity of the purchase, the value of the building, and whether state general funds should support a local multipurpose complex, but those issues are not documented in the record provided.