# Mississippi SB 3230: Greenwood Leflore Hospital; authorize to petition for debt relief under Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code.

Mississippi SB 3230, Greenwood Leflore Hospital; authorize to petition for debt relief under Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican); status became law, last action 2026-03-16 (Law W/out Governor's Signature); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 3230
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Greenwood Leflore Hospital; authorize to petition for debt relief under Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Last action: 2026-03-16, Law W/out Governor's Signature
- Sponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local and Private Legislation, Local and Private
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (168 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Greenwood Leflore Hospital can seek debt relief: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, the law lets Greenwood Leflore Hospital’s board seek Chapter 9 bankruptcy relief for the hospital’s debts. This authority applies only to the public community hospital in Leflore County, Mississippi. The board decides whether to file and can take actions it considers necessa…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Justin L. Pope (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Passed | pass | 118 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Passed | pass | 50 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-16: Law W/out Governor's Signature (legislature)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-06: Returned For Enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-06: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (House)
- 2026-03-05: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Osborne, Barnett, Hines) (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-05: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-05: Referred To Local and Private Legislation (House)
- 2026-03-04: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Immediate Release (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Referred To Local and Private (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3200-3299/SB3230IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3230IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3200-3299/SB3230PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3230PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3200-3299/SB3230SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3230SG.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 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (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 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/3200-3299/SB3230IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3230IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3200-3299/SB3230PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3230PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3200-3299/SB3230SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3200-3299/SB3230SG.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 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [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 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3230-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).