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To: Government Structure
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Johnson

SENATE BILL NO. 2622
(As Passed the Senate)

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI ONE DOOR WEBSITE ACT; TO 1
REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 2
DEVELOP, MONITOR AND UPDATE A WEBSITE FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE 3
AGENCIES AND STATE SERVICES TO SHARE, THAT WILL ALLOW CONSUMERS TO 4
LOGIN AND ACCESS ANY STATE FUNCTION THAT THE USER NEEDS TO ACCESS; 5
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS STATE 6
AGENCIES AND SERVICES TO SHARE DATA, WHILE MAINTAINING INFORMATION 7
PRIVACY AND SECURITY STANDARDS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO 8
IMPLEMENT THE ABILITY FOR STATE AGENCIES, STATE SERVICES AND 9
WEBSITE USERS TO REVIEW PREVIOUS FILINGS AND CROSS REFERENCE 10
STATE-PROVIDED PROGRAMS TO SEE IF THE CONSUMER QUALIFIES AS A 11
PARTICIPANT IN ANY OFFERED PROGRAMS OR FOR ASSISTANCE; TO PROVIDE 12
THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE RULES AND 13
REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 14
MISSISSIPPI ONE DOOR WEBSITE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ONE DOOR WEBSITE 15
SHALL BE OPERABLE BY JANUARY 1, 2028; TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-5, 16
MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ADD DEVELOPING, MONITORING AND 17
UPDATING ONE DOOR WEBSITES REQUIRED BY THIS ACT TO THE POWERS AND 18
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 19
SERVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 20
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 21
SECTION 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as 22
the "Mississippi One Door Website Act." 23
(2) The Mississippi Department of Information Technology 24
Services is tasked with developing, monitoring and updating a 25
single website that shall provide all Mississippi state agencies, 26
state services and consumers to login and access any state agency 27
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function or state-provided service. The website shall allow state 28
agencies and state service providers to share data that the 29
agencies and providers have collected within the scope of their 30
standard operations and practices. When accessing the website, 31
state agencies, state service providers and consumers shall be 32
capable of accessing or performing the following: 33
(a) Allows state agencies and state service providers 34
to share and make searchable data across the system. The 35
provisions of this section shall not be interpreted to mean that 36
state agencies and state service providers shall be prohibited 37
from redacting shared data to limit or restrict access to 38
confidential or privileged information; 39
(b) Allows state agencies, state service providers and 40
consumers to view previously shared consumer information to 41
prevent redundancy in applications, forms and other filings, and 42
cross references existing programs provided by the state in order 43
to see if a consumer would qualify for any currently available 44
assistance or programs; 45
(c) Connects to a website created by the Department of 46
Information Technology Services that allows business owners to 47
visit the website and view and submit all filings required for 48
businesses to be registered and operating within the State of 49
Mississippi; 50
(d) Provides website consumers with updates and/or 51
changes to state laws and regulations that could impact state- 52
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provided services that the consumer is eligible for, has applied 53
for or is currently using; and 54
(e) Allows consumers to interact with all state 55
agencies and state-provided services, and perform any function 56
that the state requires a consumer to perform. 57
(3) The Mississippi Department of Information Technology 58
Services shall have the authority to promulgate rules and 59
regulations to govern the One Door website and the related 60
services required by subsection (2) of this section. 61
(4) The department shall engage with state agencies, state 62
service providers and consumers to identify data-sharing 63
opportunities, address potential barriers and determine necessary 64
functions to make the One Door website operable by January 1, 65
2028. 66
SECTION 2. Section 25-53-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 67
amended as follows: 68
25-53-5. The authority shall have the following powers, 69
duties, and responsibilities: 70
(a) The authority shall provide for the development of 71
plans for the efficient acquisition and utilization of information 72
technology by all agencies of state government, and provide for 73
their implementation. In so doing, the authority may use the ITS' 74
staff, at the discretion of the executive director of the 75
authority, or the authority may contract for the services of 76
qualified consulting firms in the field of information technology 77
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and utilize the service of such consultants as may be necessary 78
for such purposes. 79
(b) The authority shall immediately institute 80
procedures for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and 81
supervise the efficient execution of the powers and duties of the 82
executive director of the ITS. In the execution of its functions 83
under this chapter, the authority shall maintain as a paramount 84
consideration the successful internal organization and operation 85
of the several agencies so that efficiency existing therein shall 86
not be adversely affected or impaired. In executing its functions 87
in relation to the institutions of higher learning and junior 88
colleges in the state, the authority shall take into consideration 89
the special needs of such institutions in relation to the fields 90
of teaching and scientific research. 91
(c) The authority shall adopt rules, regulations, and 92
procedures governing the acquisition of information technology 93
which shall, to the fullest extent practicable, ensure the maximum 94
of competition between all manufacturers of supplies or equipment 95
or services. In the writing of specifications, in the making of 96
contracts relating to the acquisition of such information 97
technology, and in the performance of its other duties the 98
authority shall provide for the maximum compatibility of all 99
information systems hereafter installed or utilized by all state 100
agencies and may require the use of common computer languages 101
where necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The 102
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authority may establish by regulation and charge reasonable fees 103
on a nondiscriminatory basis for the furnishing to bidders of 104
copies of bid specifications and other documents issued by the 105
authority. 106
(d) The authority shall adopt rules and regulations 107
governing the sharing with, or the sale or lease of information 108
technology services to any nonstate agency or person. Such 109
regulations shall provide that any such sharing, sale or lease 110
shall be restricted in that same, shall be accomplished only where 111
such services are not readily available otherwise within the 112
state, and then only at a charge to the user not less than the 113
prevailing rate of charge for similar services by private 114
enterprise within this state. 115
(e) The authority may, in its discretion, establish a 116
special technical advisory committee or committees to study and 117
make recommendations on matters within the competence of the 118
authority as the authority may see fit. Persons serving on any 119
such committees shall be entitled to receive their actual and 120
necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of such 121
duties, together with mileage as provided by law for state 122
employees, provided the same has been authorized by a resolution 123
duly adopted by the authority and entered on its minutes prior to 124
the performance of such duties. For the purposes of this 125
paragraph, such committee meetings are exempt from the 126
requirements of Sections 25-41-1 through 25-41-17. 127
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(f) The authority may provide for the development and 128
require the adoption of standardized computer programs and may 129
provide for the dissemination of information to and the 130
establishment of training programs for the personnel of the 131
various information technology centers of state agencies and 132
personnel of the agencies utilizing the services thereof. 133
(g) The authority shall adopt reasonable rules and 134
regulations requiring the reporting to the authority through the 135
office of executive director of such information as may be 136
required for carrying out the purposes of this chapter and may 137
also establish such reasonable procedures to be followed in the 138
presentation of bills for payment under the terms of all contracts 139
for the acquisition of information technology now or hereafter in 140
force as may be required by the authority or by the executive 141
director in the execution of their powers and duties. 142
(h) The authority shall require such adequate 143
documentation of information technology procedures utilized by the 144
various state agencies and may require the establishment of such 145
organizational structures within state agencies relating to 146
information technology operations as may be necessary to 147
effectuate the purposes of this chapter. 148
(i) The authority may adopt such further reasonable 149
rules and regulations as may be necessary to fully implement the 150
purposes of this chapter. All rules and regulations adopted by 151
the authority shall be published in readily accessible form to all 152
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affected state agencies, and to all current suppliers of computer 153
equipment and services to the state, and to all prospective 154
suppliers requesting the same. Such rules and regulations shall 155
be kept current, be periodically revised, and copies thereof shall 156
be available at all times for inspection by the public at 157
reasonable hours in the offices of the authority. Whenever 158
possible no rule, regulation or any proposed amendment to such 159
rules and regulations shall be finally adopted or enforced until 160
copies of the proposed rules and regulations have been published. 161
(j) The authority shall establish rules and regulations 162
which shall provide for the submission of all contracts proposed 163
to be executed by the executive director for information 164
technology, including cloud computing, to the authority for 165
approval before final execution, and the authority may provide 166
that such contracts involving the expenditure of less than such 167
specified amount as may be established by the authority may be 168
finally executed by the executive director without first obtaining 169
such approval by the authority. 170
(k) The authority is authorized to consider new 171
technologies, such as cloud computing, to purchase, lease, or rent 172
information technology and to operate that information technology 173
when in its opinion such operation will provide maximum efficiency 174
and economy in the functions of any such agency or agencies. 175
(l) Upon the request of the governing body of a 176
political subdivision or instrumentality, the authority shall 177
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assist the political subdivision or instrumentality in its 178
development of plans for the efficient acquisition and utilization 179
of information technology. An appropriate fee shall be charged 180
the political subdivision by the authority for such assistance. 181
(m) The authority shall adopt rules and regulations 182
governing the protest procedures to be followed by any actual or 183
prospective bidder, offerer or contractor who is aggrieved in 184
connection with the solicitation or award of a contract for the 185
acquisition of information technology. Such rules and regulations 186
shall prescribe the manner, time and procedure for making protests 187
and may provide that a protest not timely filed shall be summarily 188
denied. The authority may require the protesting party, at the 189
time of filing the protest, to post a bond, payable to the state, 190
in an amount that the authority determines sufficient to cover any 191
expense or loss incurred by the state; however, in no event may 192
the amount of the bond required exceed a reasonable estimate of 193
the total project cost. The authority, in its discretion, also 194
may prohibit any prospective bidder, offerer or contractor who is 195
a party to any protest or litigation involving any such contract 196
with the state, the authority or any agency of the state to 197
participate in any other such bid, offer or contract, or to be 198
awarded any such contract, during the pendency of the protest or 199
litigation. 200
(n) The authority shall make a report in writing to the 201
Legislature each year in the month of January. Such report shall 202
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contain a full and detailed account of the work of the authority 203
for the preceding year as specified in Section 25-53-29(3). 204
All acquisitions of information technology involving the 205
expenditure of funds in excess of the dollar amount established in 206
Section 31-7-13(c), or rentals or leases in excess of the dollar 207
amount established in Section 31-7-13(c) for the term of the 208
contract, shall be based upon bid. The authority may reserve the 209
right to reject any or all bids, and if all bids are rejected, the 210
authority may negotiate a contract within the limitations of the 211
specifications so long as the terms of any such negotiated 212
contract are equal to or better than the lowest bidder, and so 213
long as the total cost to the State of Mississippi does not exceed 214
the lowest bid. If the authority accepts one (1) of such bids, it 215
shall be that which is the lowest and best. The provisions of 216
this paragraph shall not apply to acquisitions of information 217
technology equipment and services made by the Mississippi 218
Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Revenue for 219
the purposes of implementing, administering and enforcing the 220
provisions of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act by June 30, 221
2024. 222
(o) When applicable, the authority may procure 223
information technology in accordance with the law or regulations, 224
or both, which govern the Bureau of Purchasing of the Office of 225
General Services or which govern the Mississippi Department of 226
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Information Technology Services procurement of information 227
technology. 228
(p) The authority is authorized to purchase, lease, or 229
rent information technology for the purpose of establishing pilot 230
projects to investigate emerging technologies. These acquisitions 231
shall be limited to new technologies and shall be limited to an 232
amount set by annual appropriation of the Legislature. These 233
acquisitions shall be exempt from the advertising and bidding 234
requirement. 235
(q) To promote the maximum use and benefit from 236
technology and services now in operation or which will in the 237
future be placed in operation and to identify opportunities, 238
minimize duplication, reduce costs and improve the efficiency of 239
providing common technology services the authority is authorized 240
to: 241
(i) Enter into master agreements for information 242
technology, including cloud computing, available for shared use by 243
state agencies, institutions of higher learning and governing 244
authorities; and 245
(ii) Enter into contracts for the acquisition of 246
information technology, including cloud computing, that have been 247
acquired by other entities, located within or outside of the State 248
of Mississippi, so long as it is determined by the authority to be 249
in the best interest of the state. The acquisitions provided in 250
this paragraph (q) shall be exempt from the advertising and 251
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bidding requirements of Sections 25-53-1 et seq. and 31-7-1 et 252
seq. 253
(r) All fees collected by the Mississippi Department of 254
Information Technology Services shall be deposited into the 255
Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services 256
Revolving Fund unless otherwise specified by the Legislature. 257
(s) The authority shall work closely with the council 258
to bring about effective coordination of policies, standards and 259
procedures relating to procurement of remote sensing and 260
geographic information systems (GIS) resources. 261
(t) The authority shall manage one or more State Data 262
Centers to provide information technology services on a 263
cost-sharing basis. In determining the appropriate services to be 264
provided through the State Data Center, the authority should 265
consider those services that: 266
(i) Result in savings to the state as a whole; 267
(ii) Improve and enhance the security and 268
reliability of the state's information and business systems; and 269
(iii) Optimize the efficient use of the state's 270
information technology assets, including, but not limited to, 271
promoting partnerships with the state institutions of higher 272
learning and community colleges to capitalize on advanced 273
information technology resources. 274
(u) The authority shall oversee the Mississippi 275
Statewide Data Exchange, ensuring compliance with the requirements 276
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of Section 25-53-281. The Department of Information Technology 277
Services shall have the authority to promulgate rules and 278
regulations necessary to develop, implement and oversee the 279
Mississippi Statewide Data Exchange. The department shall engage 280
with state agencies and other stakeholders to identify 281
data-sharing opportunities and address potential barriers. 282
Additionally, the department shall establish a Chief Information 283
Officer (CIO) Council, composed of information technology 284
leadership from state agencies, to provide strategic oversight, 285
promote interoperability and recommend policies to enhance the 286
effectiveness and security of statewide data-sharing initiatives. 287
(v) The authority shall develop, monitor and update the 288
state One Door website, and shall adhere to all of the 289
requirements of Section 1 of this act. The Department of 290
Information Technology Services shall have the authority to 291
promulgate rules and regulations to govern the One Door website 292
and the related services required by Section (1) of this act. The 293
department shall engage with state agencies, state service 294
providers and consumers to identify data-sharing opportunities, 295
address potential barriers and determine necessary functions to 296
make the One Door website operable by January 1, 2028. 297
( * * *w) The authority shall increase federal 298
participation in the cost of the State Data Center to the extent 299
provided by law and its shared technology infrastructure through 300
providing such shared services to agencies that receive federal 301
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funds. With regard to state institutions of higher learning and 302
community colleges, the authority may provide shared services when 303
mutually agreeable, following a determination by both the 304
authority and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of 305
Higher Learning or the Mississippi Community College Board, as the 306
case may be, that the sharing of services is mutually beneficial. 307
( * * *x) The authority, in its discretion, may require 308
new or replacement agency business applications to be hosted at 309
the State Data Center. With regard to state institutions of 310
higher learning and community colleges, the authority and the 311
Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or the 312
Mississippi Community College Board, as the case may be, may agree 313
that institutions of higher learning or community colleges may 314
utilize business applications that are hosted at the State Data 315
Center, following a determination by both the authority and the 316
applicable board that the hosting of those applications is 317
mutually beneficial. In addition, the authority may establish 318
partnerships to capitalize on the advanced technology resources of 319
the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning or 320
the Mississippi Community College Board, following a determination 321
by both the authority and the applicable board that such a 322
partnership is mutually beneficial. 323
( * * *y) The authority shall provide a periodic update 324
regarding reform-based information technology initiatives to the 325
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ST: One Door website; task ITS with developing
a single website that allows users to access any
state function.
Chairmen of the House and Senate Accountability, Efficiency and 326
Transparency Committees. 327
From and after July 1, 2018, the expenses of this agency 328
shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund. 329
In addition, in order to receive the maximum use and benefit from 330
information technology and services, expenses for the provision of 331
statewide shared services that facilitate cost-effective 332
information technology shall be defrayed by pass-through funding 333
and shall be deposited into the Mississippi Department of 334
Information Technology Services Revolving Fund unless otherwise 335
specified by the Legislature. These funds shall only be utilized 336
to pay the actual costs incurred by the Mississippi Department of 337
Information Technology Services for providing these shared 338
services to state agencies. Furthermore, state agencies shall 339
work in full cooperation with the Board of the Mississippi 340
Department of Information Technology Services to identify 341
information technology to minimize duplication, reduce costs, and 342
improve the efficiency of providing common technology services 343
across agency boundaries. 344
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 345
and after July 1, 2026, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2026. 346