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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi Proposes $500,000 General Obligation Bond for Rolling Fork Civic and Event Center Improvements
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsor: Joseph Thomas
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 3024 authorizes the issuance of up to $500,000 in state to fund improvements for the Rolling Fork Civic and Event Center in Mississippi. The measure creates a special treasury fund managed by the Department of Finance and Administration to disburse the proceeds and sets an issuance deadline of July 1, 2030.
The measure establishes a dedicated $500,000 state funding stream backed by the full faith and credit of Mississippi to finance physical upgrades for a municipal civic center in Rolling Fork.
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.
City of Rolling Fork
Receives bond proceeds distributed by the Department of Finance and Administration to pay for civic and event center improvements.
State Bond Commission
Acts as the issuing agent responsible for advertising, selling, and executing the general obligation bonds.
State of Mississippi
Pledges its full faith and credit for the payment of bond principal and interest.
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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 Finance
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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