SB 3408 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Yazoo County; authorize to establish Yazoo Economic Partnership as economic and industrual development authority.

This bill authorizes the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors to create a new organization called the Yazoo Economic Alliance to manage economic and industrial development within the county. The Alliance would be governed by five trustees who can either be the supervisors themselves or independently appointed qualified residents, and it would have the power to acquire land, build infrastructure, and sell or lease property to businesses for industrial or commercial use. The legislation also allows the county to dissolve its existing economic development district and requires trustees to serve without pay while reimbursing their actual expenses.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2026 Last action Apr 15, 2026
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As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from an original version to a committee substitute version, primarily changing the name of the new authority from 'Yazoo Economic Partnership' to 'Yazoo Economic Alliance' and consolidating the text into a single continuous block. While the core powers and funding mechanisms remain the same, the structural formatting has been significantly altered.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's authority remains unchanged; it still authorizes the Yazoo County Board of Supervisors to create an economic development authority with the same powers to acquire property, issue bonds, and levy taxes.
DEFINITION

The name of the new authority was changed from 'Yazoo Economic Partnership' to 'Yazoo Economic Alliance' throughout the text.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was consolidated, removing page breaks and merging the original text with the committee substitute version into one continuous block.

Minor formatting adjustments were made, such as changing 'AN ACT' to 'Senate Bill 3408' in the header and adjusting line breaks.

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Committee
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Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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Mar 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To Local and Private
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Joseph Thomas
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