Bill
SB 2962
SB 2962 would provide a one-year General Fund appropriation (FY2026) to the City of Greenville for the Mississippi River Museum to fund operations and programs.
SB 2962: General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to City of Greenville for Mississippi River Museum
Overview
- Purpose: This bill would appropriate a General Fund allocation for FY2026 to the City of Greenville to support the Mississippi River Museum. The intended use is to assist the museum’s operations, programs, or related activities in Greenville, Mississippi.
- Status: Died In Committee (did not advance to floor consideration or become law).
- Companion: HB 2345 (House companion).
Key Provisions (as described by summary information)
- Allocation: Would provide a one-year General Fund appropriation for FY2026 to the City of Greenville specifically for the Mississippi River Museum.
- Terms: The available public detail does not include the exact dollar amount, conditions, matching requirements, reporting duties, or sunset provisions. Those details would appear in the bill text and any accompanying fiscal notes.
- Conditions: No explicit conditions are provided in the available information; typical appropriations may include reporting, audit, or programmatic requirements, but such specifics are not stated here.
Fiscal Impact
- Direct fiscal effect: A one-year General Fund appropriation to the City of Greenville for the Mississippi River Museum.
- Amount and structure: Not specified in the provided information; the bill text would designate the exact amount, timing of payments, and any conditions.
- Broader implications: Would support local cultural/educational efforts and could have downstream effects on tourism, local employment, and municipal budget planning in Greenville, contingent on the amount and usage requirements.
Who Would Be Affected
- Primary: City of Greenville and the Mississippi River Museum (and associated staff, programs, and operations).
- Secondary: Local residents and businesses in Greenville who may benefit from cultural programming and tourism; state-level budget and appropriations process participants (Senate, House, and relevant committees).
Procedural and Timeline Aspects
- Introduced: March 14, 2025
- Filed: March 14, 2025
- Received by Secretary of the Senate: March 14, 2025
- Referred to Appropriations: February 12, 2025
- Died in Committee: February 26, 2025
- Read first time (Senate): April 7, 2025
- Referred to Local Government: April 7, 2025
- Current status: Died In Committee (no final passage)
Notes on Legislative Context
- The bill has a House companion, HB 2345, indicating parallel consideration in both chambers. As filed, SB 2962 did not progress beyond committee action, so it did not become law. If reintroduced or revived in a future session, it would again move through appropriations review and local government committees.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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