# Mississippi SB 2924: Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund. Mississippi SB 2924, Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Died In Conference) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2924-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi SB 2924 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; additional for MEMA for purposes authorized under the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-03-30, Died In Conference - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican) - Cosponsors: 51 - Subjects: Appropriations A, Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (172 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Juan Barnett (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason T Barrett (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andy Berry (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bradford Blackmon (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Blount (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicole Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Brumfield (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hob Bryan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Albert Butler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Joel R.Carter, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kathy L. Chism (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott DeLano (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnny L. DuPree (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeremy England (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey Fillingane (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Hillman Terome Frazier (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Theresa Gillespie-Isom (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Don Hartness (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Hickman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Reginald Jackson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Johnson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dean Kirby (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Philman A. Ladner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael McLendon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chad McMahan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J. Walter Michel (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kamesha B. Mumford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sollie B. Norwood (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rita Potts Parks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin L. Pope (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Rhodes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Derrick T. Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sarita Simmons (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Tate (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lane Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joseph Thomas (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Thompson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Angela Turner Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brice Wiggins (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bart Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Charles Younger (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-03-30: Died In Conference (Senate) - 2026-03-29: Recommitted For Further Conf (House) - 2026-03-29: Recommitted For Further Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Read,Deweese,Oliver (House) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,DeLano (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Returned For Concurrence (House) - 2026-03-05: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-03-05: Amended (House) - 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House) - 2026-03-03: DR - TSDPAA: AC To AP (House) - 2026-03-03: DR - TSDPAA: AP To AC (House) - 2026-02-06: Referred To Appropriations A;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency (House) - 2026-02-03: Transmitted To House (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Immediate Release (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Referred To Appropriations (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2924IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2924IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2924PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2924PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2924_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2924_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed) - HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed) - SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed) - SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed) - SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds. (signed) - SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2924IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2924IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2924PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2924PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2924_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2924_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026) - [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026) - [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026) - [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026) - [SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2189-2026) - [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026) - [Mississippi bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi/bills) - [Mississippi state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2924-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).