WeVote
Log In

Bill

Bill

SB 2977

General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the City of Natchez for a United States Colored Troops Monument.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Gary Brumfield

Would appropriate FY2026 General Fund money to Natchez for a United States Colored Troops monument; amount unspecified, and the bill died in committee.

Died In Committee
#appropriations
0
WeVote Research Nonpartisan
Bill Summary · SB 2977

Summary — SB 2977

Title: General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the City of Natchez for a United States Colored Troops Monument
Classification: Bill (appropriations)
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Final status: Died In Committee (reported 2025-02-26)
Primary sponsors: Senators Keohokalole, Elefante, Hashimoto, Aquino, Chang, Decoite, Fevella; Cosponsors: Kidani, Moriwaki

Purpose / Intent

SB 2977 would have authorized a General Fund appropriation in FY2026 to the City of Natchez to support the creation, installation, or related activities for a United States Colored Troops (USCT) monument. The stated intent is to provide state funding to support commemorating the service of USCT members through a public monument in Natchez.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes an appropriation from the State General Fund in FY2026 to the City of Natchez specifically for a United States Colored Troops Monument.
  • The bill title does not specify a dollar amount, project schedule, project manager, or detailed allowable uses (e.g., design, fabrication, site preparation, installation, interpretation, maintenance). Those details are not present in the provided version content.

Fiscal impact

  • The bill title indicates a General Fund appropriation but does not identify the appropriation amount or any ongoing maintenance funding. No fiscal notes or dollar figures are provided in the available record.
  • If enacted, the appropriation would reduce available General Fund balances in FY2026 by the appropriation amount (unknown).

Who would be affected

  • Primary recipient: City of Natchez (for monument-related work).
  • Beneficiaries: local residents, historians, descendants and communities honoring USCT service, visitors to the monument.
  • Payer: State General Fund/taxpayers to the extent the appropriation reduces available funds for other purposes.

Procedural history and status (record caveats)

Provided legislative actions include multiple entries across 2024–2025. Notable items from the record:
- Introduced/received by Secretary of the Senate: March 14, 2025; Filed; Read first time (03-14-2025 / 04-07-2025). Referred to Health & Human Services (04-07-2025). Referred to Appropriations (02-12-2025). Final status listed as Died In Committee (02-26-2025).
- The record also includes numerous earlier entries dated in 2024 (committee referrals, hearings, votes, and a Senate Third Reading passage 03-05-2024) that appear inconsistent with the 2025 introduction date.

Because the provided action log contains date inconsistencies (actions dated before the listed introduction date and mixed committee names), the procedural timeline in this summary should be treated as compiled from the supplied record and may reflect clerical or data-entry errors in the source. The important outcome: the bill did not reach enactment and was reported as “Died In Committee.”

Current effect and next steps

  • SB 2977 did not become law; no state appropriation was enacted under this bill.
  • For a definitive procedural and text record (including any amendment, exact appropriation amount if available, and corrected timeline), consult the official legislative clerk or the legislature’s bill-tracking system.
  • Interested parties (City of Natchez, historical organizations, or supporters) could request reintroduction in a future session, supply a specific appropriation amount, or seek federal/private funding alternatives.

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

Sign in to ask a question.