HB1983 • 2026

Appropriation; Calhoun County for purchasing extrication tools for the Slate Springs Volunteer Fire Department.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CALHOUN COUNTY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASING EXTRICATION TOOLS FOR THE SLATE SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

Budget

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Bailey (23rd)
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amount of $42,000 was not mentioned in the official summary or digest text but appears in the bill text excerpt.

Appropriation for Extrication Tools

This bill proposes to give Calhoun County money to help the Slate Springs Volunteer Fire Department buy extrication tools.

What This Bill Does

Proposes an appropriation of $42,000 from the State General Fund to assist in paying costs associated with purchasing extrication tools for the Slate Springs Volunteer Fire Department for fiscal year 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

Calhoun County Board of Supervisors
Slate Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Terms To Know

extrication tools: Special equipment used by firefighters to free people trapped in vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was stopped in committee.
It only provides funding for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.

Bill History

2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/25 (H) Died In Committee
2026-02-17 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; Calhoun County for purchasing extrication tools for the Slate Springs Volunteer Fire Department.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 1983 *HR26/R2411* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
26/HR26/R2411
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To: Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Bailey (23rd)

HOUSE BILL NO. 1983

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF 1
CALHOUN COUNTY TO ASSIST IN PAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 2
PURCHASING EXTRICATION TOOLS FOR THE SLATE SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE 3
DEPARTMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 6
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 7
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Board of Supervisors of 8
Calhoun County, Mississippi, to assist in paying costs associated 9
with purchasing extrication tools for the Slate Springs Volunteer 10
Fire Department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 11
ending June 30, 2027................................... $ 42,000.00 12
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 13
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 14
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 15
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 16
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 17
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 18
H. B. No. 1983 *HR26/R2411* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR26/R2411
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ST: Appropriation; Calhoun County for
purchasing extrication tools for the Slate
Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 19
and after July 1, 2026. 20