Sen. Jason Barrett

Maddy summarySB 2902 appropriates $150,000 from Mississippi's General Fund to cover cost-of-living wage increases for support staff at the Mississippi School of the Arts during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The bill directly affects support staff employees at this state-funded arts school by providing funding for inflation-adjusted wage payments. It specifies that funds must be paid through the State Treasurer upon proper requisitions. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and did not advance further.

Maddy summarySB 3148 appropriated $45,000 from the State General Fund to the Town of Monticello, Mississippi, to cover construction costs for a retaining wall at Cooper's Ferry Park along the Pearl River, for fiscal year 2026. This procedural bill, which died in committee on February 26, 2025, directly affected Monticello by providing funding for a specific infrastructure project.

Maddy summarySB 3147 proposed appropriating $80,000 from the Mississippi State General Fund to the Town of Monticello for building improvements. The funds were intended to cover costs for a purchased building to serve as City Hall, a police department annex, and courtroom space during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and did not become law.

Maddy summarySB 3149 would have allocated $2,000,000 from Mississippi's General Fund to Lawrence County for the renovation, improvement, upgrading, and expansion of the James Givens Building during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The bill directly affected Lawrence County by providing state funding for specific physical upgrades to this building, with no other entities or policies impacted. The appropriation required payment via state warrants and was intended to cover associated project costs. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and did not become law.

Maddy summarySB 2815 amends Mississippi's state income tax code to exclude up to $20,000 of annual salary from the taxable income of full-time, state-certified law enforcement officers. This policy directly affects Mississippi law enforcement officers by reducing their state income tax liability on a portion of their earnings. The key mechanism is a specific amendment to the definition of "gross income" in the tax code, excluding qualifying officer compensation. The change applies only to state income tax and does not alter federal tax treatment or other benefits.

Maddy summarySB 2113 appropriates $700,000 from Mississippi's General Fund to the Town of Monticello for specific infrastructure projects during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The funds are allocated to cover the design and construction of a frontage road along State Highway 84 ($500,000) and a multi-use recreation facility with restrooms and showers at Atwood Water Park ($200,000). The bill directs the State Treasurer to disburse the funds upon proper requisitions. It does not create new policies but provides targeted financial support for these two local projects.

Maddy summarySB 2940 proposed appropriating $150,000 from Mississippi's General Fund to Lincoln County for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office to purchase updated emergency response equipment during fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). The bill would have provided state funding directly to cover the costs of this equipment purchase, with payments issued by the State Treasurer upon proper requisitions. The bill was referred to the Appropriations Committee but died there on February 26, 2025, and did not become law.

Maddy summarySB 2939 proposes a $21.6 million appropriation from Mississippi's State General Fund to Lincoln County for infrastructure projects during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The funds would specifically cover $21.1 million for repairing and resurfacing county roads and $500,000 for making the county courthouse accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The bill outlines that funds would be disbursed by the State Treasurer upon proper requisitions. However, the bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and was never enacted.

Maddy summarySB 2112 proposed appropriating $4,725,000 from Mississippi's General Fund to the City of Brookhaven for specific infrastructure projects during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The funds would cover wastewater plant improvements ($1.7M), debris removal ($300K), Brignall Well upgrades ($500K), Brookway Boulevard reconstruction ($1.5M), and downtown railroad safety fencing ($725K). The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and did not become law. This was a funding allocation, not a policy change, directly affecting Brookhaven's infrastructure planning.

Maddy summarySB 2937 appropriated $2 million from Mississippi's General Fund to Lawrence County for renovations, improvements, upgrades, and expansion of the James Givens Building during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). This procedural bill directly affected Lawrence County by funding specific physical improvements to a public building. The bill died in committee on February 26, 2025, and did not become law.