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SB 2924

General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to City of Greenville for improvements to downtown corridor.

2025 Regular Session

Would provide FY2026 General Fund funds to Greenville for downtown improvements, but the bill died in committee, so no funds or projects proceed.

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Bill Summary · SB 2924

SB 2924 — Summary

Title: General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to City of Greenville for improvements to downtown corridor
Classification / Subject: Bill / Appropriations
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Status: Died In Committee

What the bill would do (purpose)

SB 2924 would authorize a General Fund appropriation in Fiscal Year 2026 to the City of Greenville to pay for improvements to the city’s downtown corridor. The stated intent is to provide state funding to support capital or infrastructure work in Greenville’s downtown area.

Note: the bill text provided does not specify a dollar amount, nor does it list detailed eligible projects or conditions for the funds.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes an appropriation from the State General Fund for FY2026 to the City of Greenville.
  • Purpose of the appropriation: improvements to the downtown corridor of Greenville.
  • No specific allocation amounts, project lists, timelines, or matching requirements are provided in the available bill summary.

Who would be affected

  • City of Greenville — would be the direct recipient and implementer of the funded improvements.
  • Greenville residents and downtown businesses — expected beneficiaries of improved public infrastructure and streetscape.
  • State budget / General Fund — appropriation would reduce available state General Fund resources for FY2026.
  • Contractors and local workforce — potential recipients of construction and professional services contracts if projects moved forward.

Procedural history and timeline

The legislative record shows activity in both 2024 and 2025 (some entries indicate committee action and amendments in early 2024 and additional actions in 2025). Key steps documented:
- 2024-01-19: Introduced (earlier session activity appears in the record)
- 2024-01-22: Passed First Reading
- 2024-01-24: Referred to PSM (Public Safety & Military?) and WAM (Ways & Means)
- 2024-02-09: PSM recommended passage with amendments (vote unanimous in favor)
- 2024-02-13: Passed Second Reading as amended (SD1) and referred to WAM
- 2025-03-14: Received by Secretary of the Senate; filed
- 2025-03-31: Co-author authorized
- 2025-04-07: Read first time; referred to Business & Commerce
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Appropriations
- 2025-02-26: Died In Committee (final status)

Because the bill ultimately "Died In Committee," no appropriation was enacted.

Sponsors and related legislation

Primary sponsors: Senators Elefante, Kidani, Wakai, Aquino, McKelvey, Chang
Cosponsors: Moriwaki, San Buenaventura
Related/companion bills: HB 1576 and HB 1930

Potential impacts (general)

If enacted, the measure would have provided state funding to enable downtown capital improvements in Greenville, which typically can spur local economic activity, improve pedestrian/traffic conditions, and create short-term construction jobs. Because the bill lacks a stated funding amount and legal text in the record provided, precise fiscal impacts and project scopes cannot be determined. Since the bill died in committee, those outcomes will not occur under this measure unless reintroduced or covered by companion bills.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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