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MS SB2311

Bill

Status

Failed

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joel Carter

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a letter grade accountability system (A, B, C, D, or F) for community public water systems serving at least 15 year-round service connections or 25 year-round consumers

  • Grades will be based on federal and state water quality violation history, financial sustainability, operation and maintenance performance, infrastructure condition, customer satisfaction, and secondary contaminant levels

  • Mississippi State Board of Health must create rules assigning point values to each criterion using objective, weighted-average calculations for fair assessments

  • Annual report with scores and letter grades for each water system must be published on the Board's website beginning January 1, 2028

  • Water systems must notify customers of their published score and letter grade within 30 days of publication

Legislative Description

Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act; enact.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Utilities2/13/2026
Energy1/19/2026

Full Bill Text

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