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HB1924

Funding for the Mississippi Attorney General's Office for Fiscal Year 2027

Last scannedAug 22, 2026, 3:37 AM

In one sentence

This bill provides money from state general and special funds to pay for the expenses of the Office of the Attorney General during fiscal year 2027.

What it does

  • Appropriates $33,974,056.00 from the State General Fund for office expenses.
  • Appropriates $44,248,184.00 from special funds collected by or available to the office.
  • Sets aside specific amounts totaling $31,069,278.00 strictly for employee salaries and benefits.
  • Authorizes a total of 300 employees, including 91 permanent positions and 209 time-limited positions.
  • Requires the agency to maintain accounting records in specific formats comparable to Fiscal Year 2026.

Who it affects

  • The Office of the Attorney General
  • Employees of the Office of the Attorney General

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill text is truncated, so some performance targets listed in Section 5 are incomplete.
  • Funds cannot be used if doing so would violate federal tax reporting rules for contract employees as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
  • General funds may not replace special or federal funds that were previously withdrawn.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
An official act by the legislature that sets aside money for a specific purpose.
Personal Services
Funds used to pay employee salaries, wages, and fringe benefits like health insurance.
Vacancy Funding
Money set aside specifically to hire people for job positions that were authorized but empty at the end of Fiscal Year 2026.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textCurrent bill textStored full record

Official summary

Appropriation; Attorney General.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. 04/15 (S) Veto Sustained
  2. 04/15 (H) Veto Overridden
  3. 04/15 (H) Override Governor's Veto
  4. 04/15 (H) Veto Referred To Appropriations D
  5. 04/15 Suspend from Deadlines by HC 65
  6. 04/08 Partially Vetoed By Governor
  7. 04/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
  8. 04/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
  9. 03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
  10. 03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
  11. 03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed
  12. 03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed
  13. 03/19 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,Wiggins,Hickman
  14. 03/19 (H) Conferees Named Mims,Oliver,Cockerham
  15. 03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
  16. 03/13 (S) Returned For Concurrence
  17. 03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
  18. 03/12 (S) Amended
  19. 03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
  20. 02/27 (S) Referred To Appropriations