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SB 3098

General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the City of Mound Bayou for repairs, renovations, and improvements to its water system.

2025 Regular Session

SB 3098 would allocate FY2026 General Fund money to Mound Bayou for water-system repairs and upgrades, but it died in committee in 2025 and did not become law.

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Bill Summary · SB 3098

Summary of SB 3098 (General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the City of Mound Bayou for repairs, renovations, and improvements to its water system)

What the bill would do

  • Proposes an appropriation from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2026 to the City of Mound Bayou specifically for repairs, renovations, and improvements to its water system.
  • The language, as provided, does not include a stated dollar amount in the available information.

Purpose and scope

  • The bill targets improvements to municipal water infrastructure in Mound Bayou, aiming to address repairs and upgrades to support safe and reliable water service.
  • It is an appropriations measure, meaning the primary action is allocating state funds to a city for a defined purpose related to its water system.

Who and what would be affected

  • City of Mound Bayou: Would receive the General Fund funds requested by SB 3098 for its water system projects.
  • Residents of Mound Bayou: Potential beneficiaries through improved water quality, reliability, and system resilience.
  • State budget and appropriations process: The bill would interact with existing budget procedures for general-fund appropriations to municipalities.

Legislative history and status

  • Introduced: January 24, 2024.
  • First Reading: January 24, 2024.
  • Referred to committees: January 26, 2024 (LBT/PSM, WAM).
  • Companion bill: HB 2409 (same or similar language).
  • 2025 actions:
    • February 20, 2025: Referred to Appropriations.
    • February 26, 2025: Died In Committee (did not advance out of committee).
  • Primary sponsor: KOUCHI.
  • Status: Died in Committee, and therefore did not progress to floor consideration in the 2025 session.

Related measures

  • Companion bill: HB 2409. When a companion bill exists, it often mirrors the fund-distribution and project purposes of SB 3098, but the companion’s fate would track independently in its respective chamber.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • As an appropriations bill, passage would typically require committee hearings, budget hearings, and floor votes in the chamber considering it.
  • With the bill having died in committee in February 2025, it did not become law in its current iteration. Reintroduction or new appropriations language in a later session could be possible, subject to legislative priorities and fiscal conditions.

Key takeaways

  • SB 3098 sought a FY2026 General Fund appropriation to Mound Bayou for water-system repairs and improvements.
  • It progressed through initial committee referrals but ultimately died in committee in 2025, and thus did not become law.

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

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