l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2577

Budget requests; agencies that don't timely file with LBO shall have requests prepared for them by third party.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-103-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A STATE AGENCY REFUSES OR FAILS TO FILE AN ORIGINAL BUDGET REQUEST WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE DATE FOR FILING BUDGET REQUESTS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY SHALL CONTRACT WITH A THIRD PARTY TO PREPARE A BUDGET REQUEST FOR the AGENCY, WHICH MUST BE THREE PERCENT LOWER THAN THE AGENCY'S CURRENT BUDGET FROM STATE GENERAL FUNDS; TO REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE AGENCY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE WITHIN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER THE CONTRACT IS EXECUTED; IF THE CONTRACTOR DOES NOT SUBMIT THE AGENCY'S BUDGET REQUEST WITHIN THAT TIME, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL NOT ALLOW THE AGENCY TO EXPEND ITS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATION UNTIL THE BUDGET REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AGENCY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE CONTRACTOR FOR PREPARING THE AGENCY'S BUDGET REQUEST; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE AGENCY DOES NOT PAY THE CONTRACTOR WITHIN FORTY-FIVE CALENDAR DAYS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL NOT ALLOW THE AGENCY TO EXPEND ITS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATION UNTIL THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN PAID; 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 February 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

AppropriationsJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To AppropriationsSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate