General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension for certain capital projects.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Gary Brumfield and 2 co-sponsors

Would have appropriated FY2026 General Fund funds to Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension for capital projects; bill died in committee.

Died In Committee

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SB 2933 — Summary

Title: General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension for certain capital projects
Bill Number: SB 2933
Subject: Appropriations (capital funding)
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Final status (per provided metadata): Died In Committee (listed as 2025-02-26) — see Procedural note below for apparent timeline discrepancies.

Purpose / Intent

SB 2933 would have provided a General Fund appropriation in fiscal year 2026 to the Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension program to fund "certain capital projects." The bill’s apparent intent was to invest state funds in physical infrastructure or capital needs supporting agricultural research and extension activities affiliated with Alcorn (presumably Alcorn State University’s agricultural research and extension unit).

Key provisions (based on available information)

Authorizes an appropriation from the State General Fund for FY2026 to Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension for capital projects.

The bill text and substitute language are not included in the provided materials, and no dollar amount, list of eligible projects, match requirements, procurement restrictions, schedule, or reporting requirements are specified in the available summary.

No implementing or oversight provisions can be confirmed from the supplied record.

Because the bill text is not provided, the summary cannot specify:
- the appropriation amount,
- which projects would be funded,
- whether funds would be grants, reimbursements, or capital outlay allocations,
- any timelines, auditing, or reporting obligations.

Who would be affected

Primary beneficiary: Alcorn Agriculture Research and Extension (likely part of Alcorn State University).

Secondary beneficiaries: faculty, researchers, extension agents, local farmers and communities served by extension programs, contractors and vendors involved in capital projects.

State budget: the General Fund would carry the appropriation burden for FY2026, potentially affecting other budget priorities.

Legislative / procedural history (high-level)

Introduced and filed March 14, 2025.

Referral noted to Appropriations (Feb 12 entry in provided data) and to various jurisprudence/civil jur. committees.

Multiple committee hearings and calendar placements are recorded (April–May 2025), including committee reports and votes reported favorably as substituted (April 30, 2025), and chamber readings and passage entries in early May 2025.

Despite those later actions, the top-line status supplied with the bill indicates “Died In Committee” (dated Feb 26, 2025). The legislative action log therefore contains inconsistent entries.

Notes and recommended next steps

The bill text and appropriation amount are not included in the supplied documents. For full details (exact appropriation, project list, conditions), consult the official legislative bill text and fiscal note on the state legislature’s website or contact the bill sponsor’s office.

Because of the contradictory procedural entries, verify final disposition with the official legislative record to confirm whether the bill advanced in one chamber and ultimately failed, or whether multiple versions existed.