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Read. Follow. Verify.Lowndes County Senate Bill 3409 Authorizes Creation of Industrial Zone Emergency Response District
Last action · April 15, 2026: 04/15 (S) Died In CommitteeSponsors: Chuck Younger and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 3409 authorizes the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors to establish an industrial zone emergency response district near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, funded by special property and employee-based assessments on industrial taxpayers. The district would be empowered to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other emergency services, issue bonds, and acquire equipment.
Industrial taxpayers within the designated district boundaries face mandatory property taxes and per-employee s to fund local emergency and fire protection operations.
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.
Lowndes County industrial taxpayers
Industrial taxpayers are subject to special ad valorem property taxes and per-employee special assessments levied to fund the district's emergency operations.
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Steel Dynamics and its affiliates participate in appointing members to the district's board of commissioners and contribute to district funding based on property value and employee count.
Lowndes County Board of Supervisors
The county board holds the discretion to establish the district, levy taxes and assessments, approve district budgets, and authorize bond issuances.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What services is the district authorized to provide?
How are the special assessments calculated for industrial taxpayers?
Who appoints the members of the board of commissioners?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 15, 2026Senate04/15 (S) Died In Committee
- Mar 24, 2026Senate03/24 (S) DR - TSDP: LP To FI
- Mar 17, 2026SenateCommittee03/17 (S) Referred To Local and Private;Finance
Version history
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Establishment of Specialized Industrial Tax Districts
The bill creates a specialized mechanism linking district governance participation directly to taxpayer property values and employee headcount.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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