Bill Text: MS SB2946 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Greenwood Cemetery Association for restoration and repair.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2026-02-25 - Died In Committee [SB2946 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2026-SB2946-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2026 Regular Session

To: Appropriations

By: Senator(s) Blount

Senate Bill 2946

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE GREENWOOD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESTORATION AND REPAIR OF THE CEMETERY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much of it as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Greenwood Cemetery Association for the purpose of defraying costs associated with the restoration and repair of the cemetery for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027............................................... $500,000.00.

     SECTION 2.  The money appropriated by this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers in the manner provided by law.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.