Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2788
Municipally owned energy distribution systems; expand oversight.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENSURE THAT MUNICIPALLY OWNED OR OPERATED PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STIPULATE THAT MUNICIPALLY OWNED OR OPERATED PUBLIC UTILITIES SHALL UNDERGO ANNUAL AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THIRD-PARTY FIRMS; TO REQUIRE THAT THE RESULTS OF SUCH AUDITS BE REPORTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF; 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
Sponsor
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
EnergyJan 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.