SB 2312 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Wastewater Treatment System Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact.

SB 2312, the Wastewater Treatment System Infrastructure Sustainability Act, requires Mississippi's Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to create a statewide letter grading system (A-F) for community wastewater systems serving 15+ connections. The grades will be based on compliance with permits and water quality standards, financial health, infrastructure condition, and customer satisfaction. MDEQ must publish annual scores and grades online by 2028, and each wastewater system must notify customers of their grade within 30 days of publication. This law directly affects all municipal wastewater systems in Mississippi, aiming to improve transparency, public health protection, and infrastructure sustainability.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026
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As Introduced Current version · 2 edits
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The bill title was updated from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the Senate', indicating the bill has moved through the Senate and is now in its amended form. The subtitle was added to clarify the bill's purpose regarding wastewater infrastructure sustainability and accountability. No substantive policy changes were identified in the provided text snippet.
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The bill header was updated to reflect its current legislative status as 'As Passed the Senate' instead of 'As Introduced', indicating progression through the legislative process.

A subtitle was added to the act title to provide additional context about the bill's focus on wastewater infrastructure sustainability and community public system support.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

520
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 11, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To Public Utilities;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Joel Carter
Joel Carter
RRepublican
MS
49