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Read. Follow. Verify.Mississippi House Bill 848 Appropriates $1.5 Million to MEMA for Emergency Water Transfer Equipment
Last action · February 25, 2026: 02/25 (H) Died In CommitteeSponsors: Jeff Hale and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 848 provides a $1,500,000 from the State General Fund to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to purchase equipment for pumping or transferring to healthcare facilities and essential institutions during natural disaster-related water emergencies, effective July 1, 2026.
Allocates state funds to secure backup water delivery infrastructure for hospitals and critical facilities during weather-related utility failures.
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.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Receives an appropriation of $1,500,000 to acquire and manage emergency water transfer equipment.
Healthcare facilities and essential institutions in Mississippi
Eligible to receive pumped or transferred potable water during natural disaster-related water system emergencies.
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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, 2026House02/25 (H) Died In Committee
- Jan 16, 2026HouseCommittee01/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations A
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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