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SB2404 • 2026

Municipalities authorized to obtain credit cards for official travel; bring forward section.

AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 21-39-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES MUNICIPALITIES TO OBTAIN CREDIT CARDS FOR OFFICIAL TRAVEL BY MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Labor
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Hill
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify if employees are required to submit monthly reports or be subject to interest and fees, only members of governing authorities.

Municipalities Can Get Credit Cards for Official Travel

This bill brings forward a section of the Mississippi Code that allows municipalities to obtain credit cards for official travel expenses by members and employees, with requirements for record-keeping.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows cities or towns to obtain credit cards for their leaders and workers who need them for work trips.
  • Requires the city clerk to keep records of all credit card numbers and receipts related to these cards.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Municipalities in Mississippi
  • Members of governing authorities who travel on official business

Terms To Know

Governing authority
The group that makes decisions for a city or town, like the city council.
Municipality
A city, town, or other local government unit.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass in its session.
  • The bill only brings forward an existing section of the Mississippi Code for possible amendment; it does not make new rules.
  • It is unclear if employees are required to give monthly reports or be subject to interest and fees.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Official Summary Text

Municipalities authorized to obtain credit cards for official travel; bring forward section.

Current Bill Text

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To: Accountability,
Efficiency, Transparency
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Hill

SENATE BILL NO. 2404

AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 21-39-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1
1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES MUNICIPALITIES TO OBTAIN CREDIT CARDS FOR 2
OFFICIAL TRAVEL BY MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY FOR POSSIBLE 3
AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 21-39-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
brought forward as follows: 7
21-39-27. (1) The governing authority of any municipality 8
may acquire one or more credit cards which may be used by members 9
of the governing authority and municipal employees to pay expenses 10
incurred by them when traveling in or out of the state in the 11
performance of their official duties. The municipal clerk shall 12
maintain complete records of all credit card numbers and all 13
receipts and other documents relating to the use of such credit 14
cards. 15
(2) The members of the governing authority and municipal 16
employees shall furnish receipts for the use of such credit cards 17
each month to the municipal clerk who shall submit a written 18
report monthly to the governing authority. The report shall 19
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include an itemized list of all expenditures and use of the credit 20
cards for the month, and such expenditures may be allowed for 21
payment by the municipality in the same manner as other items on 22
the claims docket. 23
(3) The issuance of a credit card to a member of the 24
governing authority or municipal employee under the provisions of 25
this section does not authorize the member of the governing 26
authority or municipal employee to use the credit card to make any 27
expenditure that is not otherwise authorized by law. Any member 28
of the governing authority or municipal employee who uses the 29
credit card to make an expenditure that is not approved for 30
payment by the governing authority shall be personally liable for 31
the expenditure and shall reimburse the municipality. 32
The employee shall be subject to all interest and fees and 33
other charges related to the collection of expenditures not 34
approved by the governing authority. 35
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 36
and after July 1, 2026. 37