SB 2847 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

State agencies; require notice of certain consent decrees and revise provision related to Department of Audit.

SB 2847 requires Mississippi state agencies to provide written notice to the Governor and Legislature before entering any settlement exceeding $5 million in cost or affecting elections. Settlements subject to this rule would not take effect for 30 days after notice, unless waived. The bill also amends audit rules to mandate annual financial audits for nonprofits/profit organizations receiving $10 million or more in state funds, while removing the State Auditor’s authority to sue non-payers. This bill died on calendar in February 2025 and did not become law.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

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Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Feb 5, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill was amended to increase the financial threshold for requiring legislative notice on settlements from $1 million to $5 million, expand the State Auditor's audit authority to include profit organizations and specific local entities, and add new audit requirements for school districts. These changes broaden oversight of state spending and financial management while reducing the administrative burden on smaller settlements.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include profit organizations alongside nonprofit organizations for audit purposes, and new audit requirements were added for school districts and levee boards.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the settlement notice threshold from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, reducing the number of settlements requiring Governor and Legislature notification.

Added mandatory annual audits for all school districts in the state, either by the State Auditor or a certified public accountant.

Added new duties for the State Auditor including training programs for state and local personnel, performance audits of service contracts, and risk assessments for economic development programs.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded audit authority to include profit organizations receiving $10 million or more in state/federal funds, whereas the original bill only covered nonprofit organizations.

Increased the audit threshold for organizations receiving less than $10 million in funds to include both nonprofit and profit organizations.

Added audit authority over levee boards and agencies created by the Legislature or Governor's executive order.

FISCAL

Modified audit cost-sharing provisions to clarify payment responsibilities for independent specialists and firms contracted by the State Auditor.

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Committee

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

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Jan 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors