Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2578: Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; create.
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL MUNICIPALITIES FEDERAL MATCH FUND AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MATCHING FUNDS TO SMALL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI WHICH RECEIVE DISCRETIONARY FEDERAL FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE FUND SHALL BE MATCHING FUNDS USED TO DRAW DOWN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; TO REQUIRE THAT MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE FUND SHALL BE AT A SET MATCH RATE OF TWENTY PERCENT (20%) IN ANY COMBINATION OF EITHER STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY THE SMALL MUNICIPALITY TO EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES APPROPRIATED OUT OF THE FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE ACTUAL OVERSIGHT COSTS INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO FILE A REPORT ON THE FUND TO CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the small municipalities federal match fund as a special fund in the state treasury for the purpose of providing matching funds to small communities throughout mississippi which receive discretionary federal funds; to provide that the monies disbursed from the fund shall be matching funds used to draw down federal funds for certain municipalities…
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL MUNICIPALITIES FEDERAL MATCH FUND AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING MATCHING FUNDS TO SMALL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI WHICH RECEIVE DISCRETIONARY FEDERAL FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE FUND SHALL BE MATCHING FUNDS USED TO DRAW DOWN FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; TO REQUIRE THAT MONIES DISBURSED FROM THE FUND SHALL BE AT A SET MATCH RATE OF TWENTY PERCENT (20%) IN ANY COMBINATION OF EITHER STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY THE SMALL MUNICIPALITY TO EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) FEDERAL FUNDS RECEIVED; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES APPROPRIATED OUT OF THE FUND MAY BE USED TO REIMBURSE ACTUAL OVERSIGHT COSTS INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO FILE A REPORT ON THE FUND TO CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, "small municipality" shall mean a municipality which has a population of less than ten thousand (10,000) according to the latest federal decennial census. (2) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the "Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund" which shall consist of monies from any …
Sponsors
- Sarita Simmons (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- McMahan, Chad (R, 6)
- Younger, Charles (R, 17)
- Brumfield, Gary (D, 38)
- England, Jeremy (R, 51)
- McCaughn, Tyler (R, 31)
- Mumford, Kamesha B. (D, 26)
- Derrick Simmons (D, 12)
- Chassaniol, Lydia Graves (R, 14)
- Gillespie-Isom, Theresa (D, 2)
- Pope, Justin L. (D, 24)
Latest actions
- : Approved by Governor
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Returned For Enrolling
- : Passed
- : Amendment Tabled
- : Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
- : DR - TSDPAA: AP To MU
- : DR - TSDPAA: MU To AP
- : Referred To Municipalities;Appropriations A
Votes
- Passed (March 10, 2026): 120 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed As Amended (February 11, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund
Common questions
- What is SB2578?
- SB2578 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; create.
- What does SB2578 do?
- In its own words: An act to create the small municipalities federal match fund as a special fund in the state treasury for the purpose of providing matching funds to small communities throughout mississippi which receive discretionary federal funds; to provide that the monies disbursed from the fund shall be matching funds used to draw down federal funds for certain municipalities…
- What is the status of SB2578?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Approved by Governor (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2578?
- Sarita Simmons (D, 13), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2578?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2578.xml
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