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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2894

Local Improvement projects; require return of unexpended funds and earned interest.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF UNEXPENDED, LOCAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDS AND UNEXPENDED INTEREST EARNED ON THOSE FUNDS TO THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR WITHHOLDING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY UNDER SECTION 27-65-75 TO RECOVER FUNDS OWED TO THE CAPITAL EXPENSE FUND UNDER THIS ACT WHERE A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY FAILS TO RETURN SUCH FUNDS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-75, 27-104-371, 27-104-373 AND 27-104-375, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1022 days

FinanceJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 3 · stopped21 days

Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 10

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 13 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 16Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives