Appropriation; Attorney General.

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To: Appropriations D;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Mims, Read, Barton,
Cockerham, Faulkner, Hood, McKnight, Rushing,
Watson

HOUSE BILL NO. 1924
(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING 1
THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2
2027. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 5
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 6
Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the 7
expenses of the Office of the Attorney General for the fiscal year 8
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.................. 9
............................................... $ 33,974,056.00. 10
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 11
necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in any special 12
fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Office of the 13
Attorney General which is comprised of special source funds 14
collected by or otherwise available to the office, for the purpose 15
of defraying the expenses of the office for the fiscal year 16
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.................. 17
............................................... $ 44,248,184.00. 18
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SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 19
this act, not more than the following amount of funds, with the 20
exception of the provisions in this section, shall be expended 21
only for “Personal Services,” which includes “Vacancy Funding,” 22
for the following authorized number of employment headcount: 23
FUNDING: 24
General Funds: $ 26,225,588.00 25
Special Funds: $ 4,843,690.00 26
Total Funds: $ 31,069,278.00 27
PERSONAL SERVICES: 28
Employee Salaries, Wages and 29
Fringe Benefits: $ 30,836,382.00 30
Progressions: $ 0.00 31
Vacancy Funding: $ 232,896.00 32
Total Personal Services: $ 31,069,278.00 33
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: 34
Permanent: 91 35
Time-Limited: 209 36
As used in this section, the term “Personal Services” shall 37
mean funds provided under the major object of expenditure category 38
Personal Services for Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits. Funds 39
in this category shall not be transferred to any other category. 40
It is the intention of the Legislature to ensure compliance 41
with the Variable Compensation Plan, as outlined in Section 42
25-9-147, Mississippi Code of 1972. Payment from these funds shall 43
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be in accordance with the Variable Compensation Plan promulgated 44
by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. It is the Legislature’s 45
intention that no employee’s salary falls below the minimum salary 46
established by the Mississippi State Personnel Board. 47
The State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the 48
projected annual cost of “Personal Services” based on monthly and 49
year-to-date payroll expenditures in compliance with the 50
provisions of this act. 51
With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s 52
responsibility to ensure that no single personnel action or 53
combination of personnel actions, when annualized, exceeds the 54
Fiscal Year 2027 appropriation for “Personal Services” with the 55
exception of escalated funds. Further, it shall be the agency’s 56
responsibility to ensure that funds required to be appropriated 57
for “Personal Services” for Fiscal Year 2028 do not exceed Fiscal 58
Year 2027 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or 59
positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget by the 60
Mississippi Legislature. 61
If, at the time the agency takes any action to change 62
“Personal Services,” the State Personnel Board determines that the 63
agency has taken or will take an action that would cause the 64
agency to exceed the funds appropriated in this act when 65
annualized for Fiscal Year 2027 or increase the need for “Personal 66
Services” for Fiscal Year 2028, when annualized, the State 67
Personnel Board shall process no salary actions until such time as 68
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the requirements of the provisions of this section are met with 69
the exception of new hires determined to be essential for the 70
agency. 71
When used in this section, “Vacancy Funding” shall mean funds 72
included in the Total Personal Services amount listed above and 73
designated for approved vacancies in Fiscal Year 2027. These funds 74
are to be utilized to increase the number of filled headcounts 75
that were authorized but unfilled as of the last day of Fiscal 76
Year 2026. If the agency fills additional headcounts after March 77
1, 2026, until the end of Fiscal Year 2026, the amount of 78
available Vacancy Funding may be proportionally adjusted to 79
reflect the updated number of filled headcounts. The agency shall 80
be responsible for ensuring that “Vacancy Funding” is used to 81
increase headcounts and not for promotions, title changes, 82
in-range salary adjustments, or any other mechanism for increasing 83
salaries for current employees. 84
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with 85
the terms, conditions, and procedures established by law or 86
allowable under the terms set forth within this act. The State 87
Personnel Board shall not escalate positions or increase the 88
Personal Services total without written approval from the 89
Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of 90
Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to 91
escalate any funds for salaries and/or headcounts without proof of 92
availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated 93
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level. Unless specifically noted, all Fiscal Year 2026 escalated 94
headcounts have been accounted for and shall be converted to 95
authorized time-limited headcounts. 96
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be 97
used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds used for 98
salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are 99
withdrawn and no longer available. 100
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in 101
violation of the Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A 102
relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as 103
interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor. 104
If the agency’s total authorized headcount decreases from 105
Fiscal Year 2026 to Fiscal Year 2027, it will be the agency’s 106
discretion as to what headcounts are removed. 107
SECTION 4. It is the intention of the Legislature that the 108
Office of the Attorney General shall maintain complete accounting 109
and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds 110
appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the 111
same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 112
2026. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the 113
agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2028 shall be submitted to 114
the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of 115
detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided 116
during the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request process. 117
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SECTION 5. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance 118
Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of 119
the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized 120
in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the 121
intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, 122
this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted 123
performance measures provided below: 124
FY2027 125
Performance Measures Target 126
Supportive Services 127
Cost of Support Services as Percent of 128
Budget 5.50 129
Training 130
Ratings of Continuing Legal Education 131
Training Presentation by Participants 95.00 132
Ratings of CRIMES System Training 133
Presentation by Participants 0.00 134
Litigation 135
Minimum Affirmations of Criminal Convictions 95.00 136
Minimum Affirmations of Death Penalty 137
Appeals 90.00 138
Minimum Denial of Relief in Federal 139
Habeas Corpus 100.00 140
Minimum Pos Results of Civil Cases 96.00 141
Percent Change of Affirmations of 142
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Criminal Convictions Attained 0.00 143
Percent Change of Death Penalty Review 144
Cases Affirmed 0.00 145
Percent of Change of Appeals for Relief 146
in Federal Habeas Corpus Cases Denied 0.00 147
Percent Change of Positive Results from 148
Civil Cases 1.00 149
Opinions 150
Percent Assigned to Attorneys in 3 Days 151
or Less 100.00 152
Percent of Opinions Completed in 30 Days 153
or Less 75.00 154
Percent Change of Opinion Requests 155
Assigned to Attorneys within 3 Days or 156
Less 0.00 157
Percent Change of Opinion Requests 158
Completed within 30 Days or Less 0.00 159
State Agency Contracts 160
Percent of Good and Excellent Ratings 161
for Legal Services 100.00 162
Percent Change of Good/Excellent Ratings 163
for Legal Services 0.00 164
Insurance Integrity Enforcement 165
Minimum Positive Results of Workers' 166
Compensation Cases 99.00 167
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Minimum Positive Results of Insurance Cases 99.00 168
Percent Change of Positive Results of 169
Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud 0.00 170
Percent Change of Positive Results of 171
Other Insurance Cases 0.00 172
Other Mandated Programs 173
Medicaid Fraud Convictions vs Dispositions 100.00 174
Medicaid Abuse Convictions vs Dispositions 95.00 175
Minimum Defendants Convicted after 176
Indictments (PID) 95.00 177
Response to Consumer Complaints (Days) 5 178
Average Number of Days to Respond to 179
Consumer Complaints 5 180
Percent Change of Medicaid Fraud 181
Convictions vs Dispositions 0.00 182
Percent Change of Medicaid Abuse 183
Convictions vs Dispositions 0.00 184
Percent Change of Defendants Convicted 185
After Indictment 0.00 186
Crime Victims Compensation 187
Percent of Claims Processed in 12 Weeks 188
or Less 75.00 189
Percent Change of Claims Processed Timely 0.00 190
Telephone "no-call" 191
Number of No-Call Complaints 12,000 192
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Registered Telephone Solicitors (Number of) 64 193
Total Telephone Customers Served (Number of) 13,000 194
Solicitors Accessed Penalties 1 195
Penalties Collected 10,000 196
A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets 197
set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the 198
agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget 199
Committee for Fiscal Year 2028. 200
SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 201
Section 1, funds included therein which are derived from penalties 202
and/or other funds collected by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit 203
shall be available for the purpose of providing the state match 204
for federal funds available for the support of the unit, or for 205
other lawful purposes as deemed appropriate by the Attorney 206
General. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that any 207
penalties and/or other funds collected and/or expended shall be 208
accounted for separately as to source and/or application of such 209
funds. 210
SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of 211
Section 1, the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), or 212
so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be made available for 213
expenditure by the Prosecutors Training Division. 214
SECTION 8. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the sum 215
of Six Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($680,000.00) is provided 216
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from the Department of Health for the Alcohol and Tobacco 217
Enforcement Unit. 218
SECTION 9. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, it is the 219
intention of the Legislature that Five Million Seven Hundred 220
Twenty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-three Dollars 221
($5,727,583.00) may be allocated for the programs supported from 222
General Fund court assessments as follows: 223
State Prosecutor Education................... $ 662,582.00 224
Crime Victims Compensation................... $ 1,901,332.00 225
Vulnerable Persons Training, Invest and 226
Prosecution Trust....................... $ 565,165.00 227
Child Support Prosecution Trust.............. $ 128,475.00 228
Law Enforcement & Firefighters Disability 229
Benefits Trust.......................... $ 133,666.00 230
Cyber Crime Unit............................. $ 944,722.00 231
Domestic Violence Training................... $ 376,580.00 232
Children's Advocacy Centers.................. $ 554,489.00 233
Crime Victims Compensation Admin............. $ 347,547.00 234
Motorcycle Officer Training.................. $ 100,000.00 235
District Attorney Operations................. $ 13,025.00 236
It is the intention of the Legislature that the Attorney 237
General’s Office shall prepare and submit a quarterly report to 238
the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of the Senate and 239
House of Representatives that details the expenditures made for 240
programs supported from General Fund court assessments allocated 241
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in this section. This report shall be submitted no later than the 242
15th day of the month succeeding the end of each calendar quarter. 243
SECTION 10. Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, the 244
following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is 245
appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not 246
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses 247
of the Attorney General's Office to administer the Mississippi 248
Telephone Solicitation Act, for the fiscal year beginning 249
July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.............. $ 100,000.00. 250
SECTION 11. No part of the money herein appropriated shall 251
be used, either directly or indirectly, for the purpose of paying 252
any clerk, stenographer, assistant, deputy or other person who may 253
be related by blood or marriage within the third degree, computed 254
by the rules of civil law, to the official employing or having the 255
right of employment or selection thereof; and in the event of any 256
such payment, then the official or person approving and making or 257
receiving such payment shall be jointly and severally liable to 258
return to the State of Mississippi and to pay into the State 259
Treasury three (3) times any such amount so paid or received; 260
however, when the relationship is by affinity and the person 261
through whom the relationship was established is dead, this 262
provision shall not apply. 263
SECTION 12. As a condition of receiving the funds 264
appropriated by this act, the Attorney General’s Office shall 265
assess the feasibility and administrative cost associated with 266
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registration and disclosure of Foreign Third Party Litigation 267
Funding from countries adversarial to the United States. 268
SECTION 13. Of the funds provided in Section 1, Three 269
Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($3,050,000.00) is provided for 270
distribution to Children’s Advocacy Centers of Mississippi for the 271
purpose of conducting forensic interviews. Of this amount, the 272
Office of the Attorney General is authorized to retain up to Fifty 273
Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for administration of this program. 274
SECTION 14. None of the funds appropriated by this act shall 275
be expended for any purpose that is not actually required or 276
necessary for performing any of the powers or duties of the Office 277
of the Attorney General that are authorized by the Mississippi 278
Constitution of 1890, state or federal law, or rules or 279
regulations that implement state or federal law. 280
SECTION 15. It is the intention of the Legislature that 281
whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the 282
purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things 283
stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, 284
quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 285
shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to 286
the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are 287
made without competitive bids. 288
SECTION 16. Of the funds appropriated in this act, funds are 289
provided to defray the expenses of litigation defending the 290
constitutionality of Mississippi statutes. 291
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SECTION 17. As a condition of receiving and expending the 292
funds appropriated to the Office of the Attorney General under 293
Sections 18 and 19, a recipient designated under this section 294
shall certify in writing and under oath to the Agency that no 295
contract of compensation dependent on the success or failure of 296
legislation or executive action prohibited under Section 5-8-13, 297
Mississippi Code of 1972, has been entered into by the recipient, 298
with any individual or entity, in pursuance of such funding. None 299
of the funds appropriated by this act shall be disbursed to a 300
recipient or used by a recipient who fails to make such 301
certification or is found to be in violation of such 302
certification. 303
SECTION 18. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions 304
of Section 2 of this act, Three Million Nine Hundred Thousand 305
Dollars ($3,900,000.00) shall be derived from the Opioid 306
Settlement Fund as created in Section 27-103-305, Mississippi Code 307
of 1972, for the support and maintenance of the Office of the 308
Attorney General and for the Lafayette County Board of 309
Supervisors. These non-abatement funds provided in this section 310
shall be allocated as follows: 311
Funding for administrative fees for the Office of the 312
Attorney General.................................. $ 400,000.00. 313
For the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors for 314
construction at the jail facilities for short-term detention of 315
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individuals presenting with substance use impairment and/or 316
co-occurring medical or psychiatric conditions.... $ 3,500,000.00. 317
SECTION 19. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions 318
of Section 2 of this act, Thirty Million Three Hundred Twenty-four 319
Thousand Six Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($30,324,617.00) shall be 320
derived from the Opioid Settlement Fund as created in Section 321
27-103-305, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the support and 322
maintenance of the grants to support the Office of the Attorney 323
General and the recipients listed in this section. These 324
abatement funds provided in this section shall be allocated as 325
follows: 326
(a) For Amite County Medical Services for funding to reduce 327
the risk of opioid misuse in Amite and Pike Counties by expanding 328
access to integrated mental health services, identifying at-risk 329
individuals early and strengthening care coordination............. 330
.................................................... $ 200,000.00 331
(b) For the Mississippi Hospital Association for funding to 332
train emergency department personnel to identify and refer 333
patients in crisis related to opioid misuse to appropriate 334
treatment and community resources................... $ 2,100,000.00 335
(c) For the South Mississippi Mental Health Center for 336
funding to reduce the risk of opioid misuse among children and 337
youth by promoting healthy coping strategies, resilience and 338
substance abuse education in a school-based therapeutic setting... 339
.................................................... $ 700,000.00 340
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(d) For the Harrison County Board of Supervisors for funding 341
to establish and support a centralized, trauma-informed Diversion 342
Center that will provide immediate triage, assessment, psychiatric 343
treatment and service planning as an alternative to jails and 344
emergency rooms..................................... $ 1,900,000.00 345
(e) For ARCare dba MSCare for funding to deliver innovative, 346
evidence-based addiction treatment and to expand the addiction 347
medicine workforce through clinical training and mentorship....... 348
.................................................... $ 900,000.00 349
(f) For Stercus Bioanalytics for funding to develop a pilot 350
program to provide $100,000.00 for the three (3) areas in the 351
state as described in Section 77-1-1, Mississippi Code of 352
1972, and to introduce an innovative, evidence-based wastewater 353
monitoring program to provide population-level insights into 354
opioid consumption across the state................. $ 300,000.00 355
(g) For Communicare for funding to create a substance use 356
residential and crisis residential program for adolescents by 357
purchasing a psychiatric facility; if the program ceases for any 358
reason, the property is to return to the state...... $ 5,235,000.00 359
(h) For Mission Vigilant for funding to provide private, 360
confidential, certified counseling to Mississippi veterans, first 361
responders and family members struggling with opioid addiction.... 362
.................................................... $ 50,000.00 363
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(i) For HarborPath funding to prevent fatal opioid 364
overdoses on Mississippi college campuses and to increase 365
awareness and accessibility of Naloxone on college campuses....... 366
.................................................... $ 1,100,000.00 367
(j) For the Exodus Project for funding to expand access to 368
evidence-based residential treatment for justice-involved 369
individuals by educating and supporting recovery through the 370
Exodus Project Intervention Course (EPIC)........... $ 49,867.00 371
(k) For Hope Village for funding for a first-of-its-kind 372
residential treatment program for youth in foster care with both a 373
behavioral health diagnosis and substance use disorder diagnosis.. 374
.................................................... $ 151,000.00 375
(l) For the Chase Project for funding to purchase 376
residential treatment properties free and clear, renovate housing, 377
compliance, and renovate tiny homes for mothers with children, and 378
secure a long-term expansion to the property; if the program 379
ceases for any reason the property is to return to the state...... 380
.................................................... $ 360,000.00 381
(m) For the Foundation on the Rock for funding to build a 382
community of tiny homes that will foster recovery, stability and 383
independence for individuals with substance use disorder; if the 384
program ceases for any reason the property is to return to the 385
state............................................... $ 500,000.00 386
(n) For the Freedom Center for funding to construct a new 387
facility to support its 15-week residential substance use disorder 388
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treatment program; if the program ceases for any reason the 389
property is to return to the state.................. $ 250,000.00 390
(o) For the Family Health Center for funding to implement 391
protocols to ensure seamless transitions, including medication 392
assisted treatment (MAT) programs, adherence support and 393
coordination with community pharmacies.............. $ 50,000.00 394
(p) For Thrive Way for funding to implement a Peer Helpers 395
PLUS program to mitigate negative impacts on youth and adolescents 396
from the opioid crisis by providing tools to proactively identify 397
and help students in need........................... $ 500,000.00 398
(q) For the Hope Squad for funding to help mitigate negative 399
impacts on youth and adolescents from the opioid crisis by 400
providing tools to proactively identify and help students in need. 401
.................................................... $ 500,000.00 402
(r) For the Home of Grace for funding to offer a program 403
scholarship to eligible participants to continue treatment at Home 404
of Grace............................................ $ 1,200,000.00 405
(s) For Access Family Health for funding to expand the 406
availability of treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), support 407
evidence-based services, provide counseling and peer-support to 408
people with OUD in treatment and recovery........... $ 250,000.00 409
(t) For MS PHI for funding to create a sustainable, trained 410
peer support workforce capable of addressing the unique needs of 411
pregnant postpartum women affected by opioids and mental health 412
disorders........................................... $ 183,750.00 413
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(u) For QuickMD for funding to expand access to medication 414
assisted treatment (MAT) via telehealth for individuals with 415
opioid use disorder, focusing on residents living in areas with 416
few treatment options or significant access barriers.............. 417
.................................................... $ 500,000.00 418
(v) For Community Housing Development Association and the 419
River City Rescue for funding for a Recovery Re-entry Academy to 420
serve adult men completing residential addiction treatment at 421
River City Rescue Mission and preparing them to re-enter the 422
community by equipping them with practical life skills............ 423
.................................................... $ 100,000.00 424
(w) For Canopy Children’s Solution for funding to develop an 425
Integrated Data and Analytics System designed to transform how 426
data drives prevention, treatment and coordination across the 427
state's child and family-serving systems............ $ 1,835,000.00 428
(x) For the Chase Project for funding for the Chase House of 429
Restoration sober living and recovery housing expansion; if the 430
program ceases for any reason the property is to return to the 431
state............................................... $ 360,000.00 432
(y) For the Mercy House for funding to remodel and expand 433
its recently purchased residential recovery campus in Learned, 434
Mississippi to serve women and women with children impacted by 435
opioid use disorder................................. $ 3,000,000.00 436
(z) For End it for Good for funding to offer evidence-based 437
family and community support services in the state, including 438
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skills training and to facilitate regular meetings of peer support 439
groups.............................................. $ 200,000.00 440
(aa) For Pathway Healthcare for funding to increase access 441
to care by placing Pathway representative in hospitals, expand 442
intensive outpatient programming as a structured recovery option, 443
launch Pathway for Mothers and prepare mobile units to reach 444
isolated areas statewide............................ $ 4,000,000.00 445
(bb) For Gulf Coast Center for NonViolence, Inc. for funding 446
to expand access to evidence-based residential treatment and 447
recovery services, including counseling and peer support.......... 448
.................................................... $ 800,000.00 449
(cc) For the Magee Foundation for funding for a statewide 450
educational film and materials for the Dear William Project....... 451
.................................................... $ 800,000.00 452
(dd) For the Mississippi Center for Police and Sheriffs for 453
funding to establish and operate a 16-bed residential recovery 454
facility to provide safe housing, clinical oversight, peer support 455
and services for long-term recovery and launch statewide 456
prevention for safe drug deactivation pouches through law 457
enforcement and United Way 211...................... $ 2,000,000.00 458
(ee) For Finally First for funding Life Skills, Training in 459
fifteen (15) public schools across four (4) counties and train 460
community leaders to lead and support community outreach.......... 461
.................................................... $ 250,000.00 462
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ST: Appropriation; Attorney General.
SECTION 20. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by 463
the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the 464
credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon 465
warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal 466
Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the 467
proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law. 468
SECTION 21. This act shall take effect and be in force from 469
and after July 1, 2026. 470