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SB 2579

Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 25, 2026.

Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; appropriation to DFA.

Bill ID MS-2026-SB-2579
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Appropriations
Senate failed 2026-02-25
Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE SMALL MUNICIPALITIES FEDERAL MATCH FUND TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISBURSING FUNDS TO SMALL MUNICIPALITIES WHICH RECEIVE DISCRETIONARY FEDERAL FUNDS, FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2026, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027; TO PROVIDE THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO USE THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THE ACT AS MATCHING FUNDS TO DRAW DOWN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SET A MATCH RATE OF TWENTY PERCENT (20%) LOCAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY THE SMALL MUNICIPALITY TO EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED.

Sponsor
Sarita Simmons
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-25 Status failed
2026-02-25 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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