Mississippi Senate Bill 2579

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 25 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-25 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; appropriation to DFA.

Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]	Sen. Chad Mcmahan [R]	Sen. Lydia Chassaniol [R]	Sen. Charles Younger [R]
Sen. Gary Brumfield [D]	Sen. Jeremy England [R]	Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]	Sen. Kamesha Mumford [D]
Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-25	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2579.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2579IN.htm