SB 2048 Mississippi Senate · 2025 First Extraordinary Session

Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; FY2026 reappropriate to certain agencies.

SB 2048 reappropiates unspent funds from Mississippi's Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund to specific state agencies for fiscal year 2026. It directs $37.6 million to the Office of Workforce Development, $358.7 million to the Department of Environmental Quality for water infrastructure grants, and $295.4 million to the State Department of Health for rural water projects, among other allocations. All funds must stay within their originally authorized purposes and cannot exceed unexpended balances as of June 30, 2025. The bill continues existing pandemic recovery programs without creating new funding or changing program objectives.

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced May 28, 2025 Signed Jun 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed the upper → Current version · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor', indicating the legislative process has moved from the Senate to the Governor for final approval. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were modified in this version.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status header from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' to reflect the bill's progression in the legislative process.

As Introduced → As Passed the upper · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its original introduction to its final Senate version, primarily by adding new reappropriation sections for additional state agencies and programs while removing the original page headers and metadata. The substantive changes include expanding the list of recipients to include the Mississippi National Guard, Department of Public Safety, District Attorney's Office, Supreme Court, Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board, Department of Finance and Administration (for independent schools), Mississippi Department of Transportation, and University of Mississippi Medical Center. Several funding amounts were adjusted, with some sections receiving new allocations while others had their amounts modified or reorganized. The bill also added new compliance and enforcement sections requiring agencies to certify ARPA compliance, conduct individualized determinations before disbursement, and establish repayment obligations if federal audits find improper use of funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly expanded from 6 original sections to 24 sections, adding 18 new reappropriation sections for additional state agencies and programs that were not included in the original version.

FISCAL

Added new funding allocations for the Mississippi National Guard ($6.6M), Department of Public Safety ($2.3M), District Attorney's Office ($105K), Supreme Court Administrative Office ($437K), Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board ($4.7M), Department of Finance and Administration for independent schools ($1.2M), Mississippi Department of Transportation ($50M and $54M), and University of Mississippi Medical Center ($40M and $1.7M).

Adjusted funding amounts for existing recipients, including reorganizing State Department of Health allocations into multiple separate sections totaling approximately $24.6M across different programs, and modifying Department of Mental Health allocation to $46.3M.

REQUIREMENT

Added new compliance requirements in Sections 21-23 mandating that agencies certify ARPA compliance, make individualized determinations before disbursement to recipients, ensure compliance with federal audit requirements, and establish repayment obligations if federal audits find improper use of funds.

DEFINITION

Added Section 22 defining 'agency' as the entities receiving reappropriated funds in Sections 1-20, and establishing specific disbursement procedures and audit compliance requirements.

TECHNICAL

Removed original page headers, metadata, and formatting elements from the 'As Introduced' version, replacing them with updated Senate formatting and page numbering.

TIMELINE

Added Section 24 clarifying that the act takes effect and is in force from and after July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025

How they voted

52–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 59

May 28, 2025

D Democratic20

19 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican39

33 Yea 6

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

May 28, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations A

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor