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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi bill proposes $1,000,000 appropriation for Washington County street repairs in Supervisor District 5
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Derrick Simmons
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 2985 proposes an of $1,000,000 from the to Washington County for street repairs, resurfacing, and improvements in Supervisor District 5 for 2027. The measure died in committee.
The proposal would have directed state funds specifically to local road projects in a single county supervisor district, altering local infrastructure funding levels for that budget year if enacted.
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.
Washington County
Would have received $1,000,000 to manage street repairs and improvements in Supervisor District 5.
Residents of Supervisor District 5
Would have experienced local street resurfacing and infrastructure improvements funded by the state.
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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
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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