MS SB2526 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 19 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-19 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create The Mississippi Rural Water Oversight Committee; To Define Terms; To Set Committee Membership; To Require Providers To Obtain A Rate Study And Capacity Study By December 1, 2027, And Every Five Years Thereafter; To Provide Requirements For Rates; To Provide For Modification Of Rates According To Rate Studies; To Require Providers To Develop An Asset Management Plan By December 1, 2027; To Stipulate Minimum Requirements For Such Asset Management Plan; To Allow The Committee To Promulgate Rules And Regulations Concerning The Rate Studies, Capacity Studies And Asset Management Plans; To Require Providers To Set Aside A Portion Of Gross Revenues For Refurbishment And Replacement; To Require The Committee To Maintain An Approved List Of Entities To Conduct Rate Studies; To Provide Guidelines For Approval; To Require A Rate Study Or Amendment Before Commencement Of A Major Development Project; To Require Rate Studies To Be Filed With The State Auditor's Office; To Describe When A Provider Is In Fiscal Distress; To Require The Mississippi State Department Of Health To Maintain A List Of Providers In Fiscal Distress; To Require Providers In Fiscal Distress To File An Improvement Plan; To Stipulate Actions Upon Receipt Of An Improvement Plan; To Prohibit Fiscally Distressed Providers From Receiving Certain State Financial Assistance Until An Improvement Plan Is In Place; To Provide For Removal Of Board Members Upon A Finding Of Fiscal Distress; To Require Providers At 75% Capacity To Take Certain Actions; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Shall Be Construed As Conflicting With Federal Law; To Amend Section 41-3-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Payment Of New Employees' Annual Salaries Out Of The Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Revolving Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Rural Water Oversight Committee; create and prescribe duties of.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-10 - Senate - Senate Concurred in Amend From House (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 109 N: 4 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 109 N: 4 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Concurred in Amend From House |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Amended |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2026-03-03 | House | DR - TSDPAA: AC To PU |
| 2026-02-26 | House | DR - TSDPAA: PU To AC |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Referred To Public Utilities;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Transmitted To House |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Amended |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2026-01-19 | Senate | Referred To Energy |
