Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 2257 — Housing authorities; enable participation in mixed-finance projects and self-insurance pooling arrangements.

Last action — 03/16 Approved by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on March 10, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT" FOR USE IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTHORITY TO PREPARE, CARRY OUT, ACQUIRE, LEASE AND OPERATE HOUSING PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF ANY HOUSING PROJECT OR ANY PART THEREOF BY DIRECT SPONSORSHIP OF THE AUTHORITY, BY THE PURCHASE OF A MORTGAGE OR BY THE MAKING OF A MORTGAGE LOAN TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR CORPORATION; TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MIXED-FINANCE PROJECTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF ANY HOUSING PROJECT OR ANY PART THEREOF; TO ENABLE AN AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO A MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF A HOUSING PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE THE FORMATION OF A SELF-INSURANCE POOLING ARRANGEMENT UNDER SECTION 11-46-17 WHEN ONE OR MORE AUTHORITIES FORM PARTNERSHIPS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES OR OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERTAKING A MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH HOUSING AUTHORITY-RELATED ENTITIES TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR JOINT OR COOPERATIVE ACTION TO POOL THEIR FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES RELATED TO LIABILITY OR INSURABILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE MIXED-FINANCE PROJECTS AMONG PROJECTS FOR WHICH TWO OR MORE AUTHORITIES MAY JOIN OR COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-33-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO INCORPORATE OR JOIN AS A PARTNER OR MEMBER TO DEVELOP OR MANAGE A MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT ENJOY THE SAME PROTECTIONS AND IMMUNITIES PROVIDED TO HOUSING AUTHORITY CORPORATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. 03/16 Approved by Governor

  2. 03/10 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. 03/10 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. 03/06 (H) Returned For Enrolling

  5. 03/05 (H) Passed

  6. 03/03 (H) Title Suff Do Pass

  7. 03/03 (H) DR - TSDP: WM To BB

  8. 02/26 (H) DR - TSDP: BB To WM

  9. 02/16 (H) Referred To Banking and Financial Services;Ways and Means

  10. 02/11 (S) Transmitted To House

  11. 02/10 (S) Passed

  12. 02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

  13. 01/29 (S) DR - TSDP: HO To FI

  14. 01/14 (S) Referred To Housing;Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

S. B. No. 2257 passed

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 65002
Unaffiliated 25001
Democrat 28000
Independent 1001
Total 119004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (110th) — Yea
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Bailey (49th) — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Washington — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Holloway (27th) — Yea
Holloway (76th) — Yea
Jackson (11th) — Yea
Jackson (45th) — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Ladner — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Elliott Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Justin Crosby Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Not Voting
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Not Voting
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Not Voting
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

Official roll call →

On motion of Senator Hickman, the rules were suspended, the bill considered engrossed, read the third time and, the yeas and nays being taken, it passed, title standing as stated,

Passed 44 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14100
Republican 19700
Democrat 11000
Total 44800
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Gillespie Isom — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ladner — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons S. (13th) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Williams — Yea
Whaley. Total — Nay
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Johnny DuPree Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Justin Pope Democrat Yea
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Nay
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Nay
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
Don Hartness Republican Nay
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Nay
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Nay
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Nay
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Nay
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

housing
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2257 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT" FOR USE IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTHORITY TO PREPARE, CARRY OUT, ACQUIRE, LEASE AND OPERATE HOUSING PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF ANY HOUSING PROJECT OR ANY PART THEREOF BY DIRECT SPONSORSHIP OF THE AUTHORITY, BY THE PURCHASE OF A MORTGAGE OR BY THE MAKING OF A MORTGAGE LOAN TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY OR CORPORATION; TO AUTHORIZE AN AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN MIXED-FINANCE PROJECTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION OR REPAIR OF ANY HOUSING PROJECT OR ANY PART THEREOF; TO ENABLE AN AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO A MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION OF A HOUSING PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE THE FORMATION OF A SELF-INSURANCE POOLING ARRANGEMENT UNDER SECTION 11-46-17 WHEN ONE OR MORE AUTHORITIES FORM PARTNERSHIPS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES OR OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERTAKING A MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH HOUSING AUTHORITY-RELATED ENTITIES TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR JOINT OR COOPERATIVE ACTION TO POOL THEIR FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES RELATED TO LIABILITY OR INSURABILITY; TO AMEND SECTION 43-33-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE MIXED-FINANCE PROJECTS AMONG PROJECTS FOR WHICH TWO OR MORE AUTHORITIES MAY JOIN OR COOPERATE WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-33-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO INCORPORATE OR JOIN AS A PARTNER OR MEMBER TO DEVELOP OR MANAGE A MIXED-FINANCE PROJECT ENJOY THE SAME PROTECTIONS AND IMMUNITIES PROVIDED TO HOUSING AUTHORITY CORPORATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Who sponsors SB 2257?
SB 2257 is sponsored by Rod Hickman (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2257?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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