Mississippi Senate Bill SB3374

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

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

Caption

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RENOVATING AND REVITALIZING THE STRAND THEATER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Summary

Senate Bill 3374 is a fiscal appropriation bill that provides $500,000 from the Mississippi State General Fund to the City of Louisville for fiscal year 2027. The stated purpose of the funding is to help defray costs associated with renovating and revitalizing the Strand Theater. The bill is limited to this specific local project and does not create a broader grant program or statewide policy change. The appropriation would become available beginning July 1, 2026, and the funds would be disbursed through the normal state warrant and requisition process administered by the State Treasurer and State Fiscal Officer. In practical terms, the bill authorizes a direct state expenditure for a municipal cultural or historic preservation project in Louisville, Mississippi.

Impact

SB3374 would amend state spending for FY2027 by directing $500,000 from the General Fund to the City of Louisville for a single capital improvement project. It affects state budget authority and the procedures for releasing appropriated funds, but it does not alter substantive law outside the appropriation itself. The primary beneficiaries are the City of Louisville and any entities involved in the Strand Theater renovation and revitalization effort.

Sentiment

The available record shows no committee debate, vote tally, or recorded opposition, so there is no documented controversy in the provided materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears straightforward and locally focused, with an implied supportive posture toward preserving or improving a community theater asset. Because no transcripts or votes are included, sentiment can only be characterized as neutral to favorable by inference.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided bill history. Potential areas of debate, if any were raised later, would likely concern the use of state general funds for a local project, the size of the $500,000 appropriation, and whether the Strand Theater renovation should be financed by state, local, or private sources. However, none of those concerns appear in the supplied transcripts or voting record.