HB1928 • 2026

Appropriation; Legislative expenses.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE EXPENSES AND PROVIDING CONTINGENT FUNDS FOR THE LEGISLATURE, THE EXPENSES OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THE EXPENSES OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND EXPENDITURE REVIEW, THE EXPENSES OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE, THE EXPENSES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMPILATION, REVISION AND PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION, PAYING THE MONTHLY EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, PAYING THE STATE'S SHARE OF VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Mims, Read, Barton, Cockerham, Faulkner, Hood, McKnight, Rushing, Watson
Last action: 2026-04-07
Official status: Law
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide detailed information about travel allowances or operational costs beyond what is explicitly stated.

Legislative Expenses for Fiscal Year 2027

This act provides funding for the expenses of the Mississippi Legislature, including salaries, travel allowances, insurance, matching funds, and daily expense allowance for members, as well as operational costs for various legislative committees.

What This Bill Does

Provides money to pay for the salaries, mileage, insurance, matching funds, and daily expense allowance for members of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Allocates funds for Contingent Funds for both chambers to cover unexpected expenses.
Funds joint legislative operations and specific committees like the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee, Reapportionment Committee, and Code Committee.
Sets aside money for monthly expense allowances for legislators.
Allocates funds for state assessments.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of the Mississippi Legislature (House of Representatives and Senate).
Various legislative committees including Budget, Performance Evaluation, Reapportionment, and Code Committees.

Terms To Know

Contingent Funds: Money set aside to cover unexpected expenses or emergencies.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how funds will be allocated for future fiscal years beyond 2027.
It is unclear if there are any restrictions or guidelines for spending these funds other than those explicitly stated in the act.

Bill History

2026-04-07 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
04/07 Approved by Governor
2026-03-31 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/31 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-31 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/31 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-29 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-29 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-27 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed
2026-03-27 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed
2026-03-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/19 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,Blackwell
2026-03-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/19 (H) Conferees Named Mims,Cockerham,Barton
2026-03-18 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/13 (S) Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
2026-03-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/12 (S) Amended
2026-03-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2026-02-27 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/27 (S) Referred To Appropriations
2026-02-20 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/19 (H) Passed
2026-02-18 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-02-18 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/18 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To A3
2026-02-17 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/17 (H) DR - TSDP: A3 To AP
2026-02-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; Legislative expenses.

Current Bill Text

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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. 1928
(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE 1
EXPENSES AND PROVIDING CONTINGENT FUNDS FOR THE LEGISLATURE, THE 2
EXPENSES OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET COMMITTEE, THE EXPENSES 3
OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND 4
EXPENDITURE REVIEW, THE EXPENSES OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE 5
REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE, THE EXPENSES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON 6
COMPILATION, REVISION AND PUBLICATION OF LEGISLATION, PAYING THE 7
MONTHLY EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, 8
PAYING THE STATE'S SHARE OF VARIOUS ASSESSMENTS, AND FOR RELATED 9
PURPOSES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027. 10
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 11
SECTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be 12
necessary, are appropriated out of any money in the State General 13
Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying 14
salaries, mileage, insurance, matching funds and the daily expense 15
allowance of the members of the Legislature for the Regular 16
Session of 2027 and providing contingent funds for the House of 17
Representatives and Senate for the fiscal year beginning 18
July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, as follows: 19
For salaries, mileage, insurance, 20
matching funds and daily 21
expense allowance of members 22
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of the House of Representatives......... $ 4,860,061.00. 23
For Contingent Fund for the 24
House of Representatives................ $ 10,280,140.00. 25
Out of the above amount appropriated for the Contingent Fund 26
for the House of Representatives, not more than Fifteen Thousand 27
Dollars ($15,000.00) shall be expended for defraying the expenses 28
of and for the use of the members of the Mississippi Commission on 29
Interstate Cooperation, as created under Section 5-5-1 et seq., 30
Mississippi Code of 1972. 31
For salaries, mileage, insurance, 32
matching funds and daily 33
expense allowance of members 34
of the Senate........................... $ 2,162,873.00. 35
For Contingent Fund for the Senate........... $ 7,153,947.00. 36
Out of the above amount appropriated for the Contingent Fund 37
for the Senate, not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) 38
shall be expended for defraying the expenses of and for the use of 39
the members of the Mississippi Commission on Interstate 40
Cooperation, as created under Section 5-5-1 et seq., Mississippi 41
Code of 1972. 42
For the joint legislative operations of the House of 43
Representatives and the Senate.......... $ 1,371,962.00. 44
For the expenses of the Joint Legislative 45
Budget Committee........................ $ 5,803,724.00. 46
For the expenses of the Joint Legislative 47
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Committee on Performance Evaluation 48
and Expenditure Review.................. $ 2,998,500.00. 49
For the expenses of the Joint Legislative 50
Reapportionment Committee............... $ 266,780.00. 51
For the expenses of the Joint Legislative 52
Code Committee.......................... $ 420,000.00. 53
The Joint Legislative Reapportionment Committee shall 54
prepare, publish and provide semiannual reports to each member of 55
the Legislature and such reports shall provide a line-by-line 56
detailed accounting of all receipts and expenditures of any and 57
all monies appropriated by the Legislature to the Joint 58
Legislative Reapportionment Committee. Any meetings of the Joint 59
Legislative Reapportionment Committee shall be held in state 60
offices or at publicly owned facilities. 61
SECTION 2. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be 62
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 63
Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the 64
monthly expense allowance of the members of the Legislature, as 65
provided in Section 5-1-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the 66
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, as 67
follows: 68
For the House of Representatives............. $ 2,965,649.00. 69
For the Senate............................... $ 1,223,322.00. 70
SECTION 3. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 71
necessary is appropriated out of any money in the State General 72
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Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the 73
state's share of various assessments for the fiscal year beginning 74
July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027........... $ 504,726.00. 75
Of the funds authorized in this section, the following 76
distribution shall be made: 77
Southern States Energy Board................. $ 29,077.00. 78
Interstate Cooperation....................... $ 391,129.00. 79
National Conference of Commissioners 80
on Uniform State Laws...................... $ 46,120.00. 81
The Energy Council........................... $ 38,400.00. 82
SECTION 4. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 83
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 84
to the credit of the joint operations of the House of 85
Representatives and the Senate not otherwise appropriated, for the 86
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... 87
.................................................. $ 50,000.00. 88
SECTION 5. It is the intention of the Legislature that 89
whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this Legislature for 90
the purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things 91
stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, 92
quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind 93
shall be given preference. A similar preference shall be given to 94
the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are 95
made without competitive bids. 96
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SECTION 6. None of the funds appropriated under the 97
provisions of this act may be used to pay or reimburse any 98
expenses of out-of-state travel for any member or employee of the 99
House of Representatives without prior approval of the House 100
Management Committee or for any member or employee of the Senate 101
without prior approval of the Senate Rules Committee. 102
SECTION 7. Of the funds provided herein, the Clerk of the 103
Mississippi House of Representatives and the Secretary of the 104
Mississippi Senate may transfer funds between accounts for their 105
respective chambers which are administered by the Mississippi 106
House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate. 107
SECTION 8. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 108
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 109
to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 110
27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as 111
determined by the State Treasurer, for the purpose of defraying 112
the expenses of the Senate for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 113
2026, and ending June 30, 2027..................... $ 250,000.00. 114
SECTION 9. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 115
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 116
to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 117
27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as 118
determined by the State Treasurer, for the purpose of defraying 119
the expenses of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for the 120
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027...... 121
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................................................... $ 200,000.00. 122
SECTION 10. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 123
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 124
to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 125
27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as 126
determined by the State Treasurer, for the purpose of defraying 127
the expenses of the Joint Legislative Reapportionment Committee, 128
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 129
2027............................................... $ 120,000.00. 130
SECTION 11. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 131
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 132
to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, as created in Section 133
27-103-303, Mississippi Code of 1972, and allocated in a manner as 134
determined by the State Treasurer, for the purpose of defraying 135
the expenses of the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance 136
Evaluation and Expenditure Review. These funds are made available 137
for and shall provide a final report that will summarize how many 138
districts statewide meet each benchmark and how Mississippi 139
districts compare overall to regional and national peers on key 140
performance indicators. The report shall also compile 141
implementation strategies for all Mississippi public schools of 142
instruction, transportation, operations, nutrition, information 143
technology, human resources, finance and supply chain programs, to 144
be provided to the committee by January 1, 2027, for the 145
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committee for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending 146
June 30, 2027..................................... $ 400,000.00. 147
SECTION 12. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 148
necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the General Fund 149
not otherwise appropriated for the House of Representatives for 150
the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of General Funds as 151
authorized in House Bill 35, 2025 First Extraordinary Session, for 152
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.. 153
................................................... $ 500,000.00. 154
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 155
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 156
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 157
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 158
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 159
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 160
SECTION 13. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 161
necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the General Fund 162
not otherwise appropriated for the Senate for the purpose of 163
reauthorizing the expenditure of General Funds as authorized in 164
House Bill 35, 2025 First Extraordinary Session, for the fiscal 165
year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027............. 166
................................................... $ 500,000.00. 167
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 168
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 169
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 170
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remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 171
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 172
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 173
SECTION 14. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 174
necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State 175
General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the joint operations 176
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the purpose of 177
reauthorizing the expenditure of State General Funds, as 178
authorized in House Bill 35, 2025 First Extraordinary Session, for 179
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.. 180
................................................... $ 500,000.00. 181
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 182
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 183
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 184
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 185
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 186
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 187
SECTION 15. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 188
necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State 189
General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the Joint Legislative 190
Reapportionment Committee for the purpose of reauthorizing the 191
expenditure of State General Funds, as authorized in House Bill 192
35, 2025 First Extraordinary Session, for the fiscal year 193
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027... $ 175,000.00. 194
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Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 195
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 196
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 197
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 198
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 199
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 200
SECTION 16. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 201
necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State 202
General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the Joint Legislative 203
Budget Committee for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure 204
of State General Funds, as authorized in House Bill 35, 2025 First 205
Extraordinary Session, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, 206
and ending June 30, 2027........................... $ 500,000.00. 207
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 208
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 209
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 210
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 211
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 212
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 213
SECTION 17. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 214
necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital 215
Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Joint Legislative 216
Budget Committee for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure 217
of Capital Expense Funds, as authorized in House Bill 35, 2025 218
First Extraordinary Session, to defray expenses of the Committee 219
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for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 220
2027............................................... $ 4,049,993.00. 221
(a) For the purchase of computer source code upon completion 222
of software upgrade............................... $ 2,000,000.00. 223
(b) For the purchase of computer equipment, software, and 224
audio/visual equipment for the Legislative Budget Office.......... 225
.................................................. $ 160,032.00. 226
(c) For defraying the expenses of the Committee.............. 227
.................................................. $ 1,889,961.00. 228
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 229
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 230
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 231
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 232
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 233
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 234
SECTION 18. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 235
necessary, is hereby reappropriated out of any money in the State 236
General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the Joint Legislative 237
Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review for the 238
purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of State General Funds, 239
as authorized in House Bill 35, 2025 First Extraordinary Session, 240
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 241
2027............................................... $ 100,000.00. 242
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 243
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 244
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section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 245
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 246
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 247
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 248
SECTION 19. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be 249
necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital 250
Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Joint Legislative 251
Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditures Review for 252
the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense 253
Funds, as authorized in House Bill 35, 2025 First Extraordinary 254
Session, to defray expenses of the Committee for the fiscal year 255
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027... $ 120,000.00. 256
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under this section, 257
the amount that may be expended under the authority of this 258
section, shall not exceed the unexpended balance of the funds 259
remaining as of June 30, 2026, from the amount authorized for the 260
previous fiscal year. In addition, this reappropriation shall not 261
change the purpose for which the funds were originally authorized. 262
SECTION 20. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by 263
the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the 264
credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon 265
warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal 266
Officer shall issue warrants upon requisitions signed by the 267
proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law. 268
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ST: Appropriation; Legislative expenses.
SECTION 21. This act shall take effect and be in force from 269
and after July 1, 2026. 270