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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2311

Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT THE COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY ACT; TO ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY, PROMOTE THE PROTECTION OF MISSISSIPPI CITIZENS FROM POOR WATER QUALITY AND DEFICIENT DRINKING WATER SERVICE, AND CREATE A TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT PRODUCES CLEAR STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS; TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE FRAMEWORK FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDES A LETTER GRADE SCHEDULE BASED ON CERTAIN CRITERIA; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM LETTER GRADE SCHEDULE; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE CONTAINING THE ASSESSMENT, SCORES AND LETTER GRADE FOR EACH COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM, AND TO REQUIRE EACH COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION TO ITS CUSTOMERS OF THE BOARD'S PUBLISHED SCORE AND LETTER GRADE WITHIN 30 DAYS FOLLOWING PUBLICATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

EnergyJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Public UtilitiesFeb 13 to Feb 2613 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped5 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 26Reported as amended from PU to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To EnergySenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11PassedSenate
  4. Feb 12Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 13Referred To Public Utilities;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: PU To ACHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives