Mississippi Disaster Aid Fund Transfers

Mississippi Legislative Events

Published April 6th, 2026

Detected April 6th, 2026

Summary

Mississippi Governor signed SB2898, transferring $20 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the Disaster Assistance Trust Fund and $125 million to the 2026 Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund. The bill passed the Senate 52-0 and House 121-0 with bipartisan sponsorship from 52 senators.

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What changed

Mississippi SB2898 authorizes the transfer of $145 million in total disaster-related funding from the Capital Expense Fund to support disaster assistance and local government recovery efforts. The bill creates a new $125 million Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund and adds $20 million to the existing Disaster Assistance Trust Fund.

Local governments and state agencies should note the availability of new disaster recovery loan funding. There is no compliance deadline or penalty provisions associated with this appropriations bill, which is purely a fiscal mechanism for allocating existing state funds to disaster relief purposes.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Mississippi / SB2898 Signed by Governor SB2898 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-06

Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.

An Act To Direct The Transfer Of $20 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The Disaster Assistance Trust Fund; To Direct The Transfer Of $125 Million Dollars From The Capital Expense Fund To The 2026 Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund; And For Related Purposes.

Bill Details

State Mississippi

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history...

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Sponsors

Josh Harkins (Sen - R) Juan Barnett (Sen - D) Jason Barrett (Sen - R) Andy Berry (Sen - R) Bradford Blackmon (Sen - D) Kevin Blackwell (Sen - R) David Blount (Sen - D) Nicole Boyd (Sen - R) Gary Brumfield (Sen - D) Hob Bryan (Sen - D) Albert Butler (Sen - D) Joel Carter (Sen - R) Lydia Chassaniol (Sen - R) Kathy Chism (Sen - R) Dennis DeBar (Sen - R) Scott DeLano (Sen - R) Johnny DuPree (Sen - D) Jeremy England (Sen - R) Joey Fillingane (Sen - R) Hillman Frazier (Sen - D) Theresa Gillespie Isom (Sen - D) Don Hartness (Sen - R) Rod Hickman (Sen - D) Angela Burks Hill (Sen - R) Briggs Hopson (Sen - R) Reginald Jackson (Sen - D) Chris Johnson (Sen - R) Dean Kirby (Sen - R) Philman Ladner (Sen - R) Tyler McCaughn (Sen - R) Michael McLendon (Sen - R) Chad Mcmahan (Sen - R) Walter Michel (Sen - R) Kamesha Mumford (Sen - D) Sollie Norwood (Sen - D) Rita Potts Parks (Sen - R) Justin Pope (Sen - D) Brian Rhodes (Sen - R) Joseph Seymour (Sen - R) Derrick Simmons (Sen - D) Sarita Simmons (Sen - D) Daniel Sparks (Sen - R) Benjamin Suber (Sen - R) Jeff Tate (Sen - R) Lane Taylor (Sen - R) Joseph Thomas (Sen - D) Mike Thompson (Sen - R) Angela Turner-Ford (Sen - D) Neil Whaley (Sen - R) Brice Wiggins (Sen - R) Bart Williams (Sen - R) Charles Younger (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-06 H Enrolled Bill Signed 2026-04-06 S Enrolled Bill Signed 2026-03-31 S Conference Report Adopted 2026-03-30 H Conference Report Adopted 2026-03-29 H Conference Report Filed 2026-03-29 S Conference Report Filed 2026-03-23 H Conferees Named Read,Deweese,Oliver 2026-03-19 S Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,DeLano 2026-03-18 S Decline to Concur/Invite Conf 2026-03-06 H Returned For Concurrence 2026-03-05 H Passed As Amended 2026-03-05 H Amended 2026-03-03 H Title Suff Do Pass As Amended 2026-03-03 H DR - TSDPAA: AC To AP 2026-03-03 H DR - TSDPAA: AP To AC 2026-02-06 H Referred To Appropriations A;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency 2026-02-03 S Transmitted To House 2026-02-03 S Immediate Release 2026-02-03 S Passed 2026-02-03 S Committee Substitute Adopted 2026-02-02 S Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub 2026-01-19 S Referred To Appropriations

Votes

2026-02-03 Senate Passed Yea: 52 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 House Passed As Amended Yea: 121 Nay: 0 2026-03-30 House Conference Report Adopted Yea: 121 Nay: 0 2026-03-31 Senate Conference Report Adopted Yea: 52 Nay: 0