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SB2172 • 2026

General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to DFA to the Jackson Fire Department for fire protection services.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION TO ASSIST THE JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES 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
Blount
Last action
2026-02-25
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amount of money appropriated is not specified in the provided official source material.

Money for Jackson's Fire Department

This bill gives money to the Department of Finance and Administration to help the Jackson Fire Department pay for fire protection services in fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives money from the State General Fund to the Department of Finance and Administration.
  • The money is meant to support the Jackson Fire Department.
  • It helps cover costs related to providing fire protection services.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Jackson Fire Department
  • Department of Finance and Administration

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year
A period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually one year long.
Defray Costs
To help pay for something or reduce the cost of it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the session.
  • It is unclear how much money will be available beyond fiscal year 2027.
  • The exact amount of funding is not specified in the provided official source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/25 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/13 (S) Referred To Appropriations

Official Summary Text

General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to DFA to the Jackson Fire Department for fire protection services.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
S. B. No. 2172 *SS08/R145* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
26/SS08/R145
PAGE 1 (ens\kr)

To: Appropriations
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Blount

SENATE BILL NO. 2172

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 1
AND ADMINISTRATION TO ASSIST THE JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE 2
PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE PROTECTION 3
SERVICES 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 Department of Finance and 8
Administration to assist the Jackson Fire Department for the 9
purpose of defraying costs associated with fire protection 10
services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending 11
June 30, 2027...................................... $ 1,000,000.00. 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
S. B. No. 2172 *SS08/R145* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/SS08/R145
PAGE 2 (ens\kr)
ST: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to DFA
to the Jackson Fire Department for fire
protection services.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 19
and after July 1, 2026. 20