The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi appropriates $4.3 million to the Sustainable Energy Partnership Program for fiscal year 2027
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Derrick Simmons
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Proposed
Mississippi allocates $4,300,000 from the State General Fund to the Sustainable Energy Partnership Program between Jackson State University and Entergy Mississippi for 2027, taking effect July 1, 2026.
Directs $4.3 million in state funds to a specific collaborative energy research and development initiative between a public university and a private utility provider.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Jackson State University College of Science, Engineering and Technology
Receives state appropriation funding for the Sustainable Energy Partnership Program.
Entergy Mississippi, L.L.C.
Participates as a partner in the Sustainable Energy Partnership Program receiving state funds.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money does Senate Bill 3018 allocate?
Which entities are involved in the Sustainable Energy Partnership Program receiving the funds?
What time period does this fiscal year appropriation cover?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 25, 2026Senate02/25 (S) Died In Committee
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommittee02/10 (S) Referred To Appropriations
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
.jpg){kind=small}
Connected Entities
Sources
billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools