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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2026</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Mississippi Department of Emergency Management; establish.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT IN ORDER TO HOUSE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SUB-AGENCIES, UNITS, AND/OR OFFICES WITHIN STATE GOVERNMENT; TO ASSIGN AUTHORITIES TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AS AN OFFICE OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO TRANSFER THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY FROM UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO AN OFFICE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 33-15-2, 33-15-5, 33-15-7, 33-15-11, 33-15-14, 33-15-15, 33-15-19, 33-15-25, 33-15-31, 33-15-51, 33-15-53, 33-15-305, 33-15-307, 33-15-308, 33-15-309, 33-15-311, 33-15-313, 33-15-317, 33-15-401, 33-15-403, 19-5-383, 19-5-385, 19-5-387 AND 19-5-393, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AND TO CODIFY SECTION 33-15-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/03/26 at 19:05</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2580</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2580</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2580</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2026</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Government Structure</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>T</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/GS.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Appropriations</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/AP.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Harkins</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Harkins.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0002</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150002.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0005</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150005.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0007</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150007.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0011</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150011.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0014</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150014.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0015</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150015.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0019</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150019.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0025</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150025.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0031</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150031.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0051</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150051.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0053</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150053.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0305</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150305.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0307</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150307.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0308</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150308.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0309</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150309.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0311</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150311.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0313</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150313.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0317</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150317.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0401</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150401.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>033-0015-0403</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/033/00150403.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>019-0005-0385</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/019/00050385.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>019-0005-0383</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/019/00050383.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>019-0005-0387</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/019/00050387.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>019-0005-0393</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/019/00050393.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/19 (S) Referred To Government Structure;Appropriations</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (S) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF_DT>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2580IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2580.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
