Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1940: Appropriations; additional appropriations for FY26 & FY27.
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2026
AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL EXPENSE FUNDS, EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT FUNDS AND SPECIAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027 TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SUPREME COURT - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS; THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES; THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS; THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act making an additional appropriation of capital expense funds, education enhancement funds and special funds for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to defray the expenses of the office of the attorney general; the department of public safety; the department of finance and administration; the mississippi emergency management agency; the mississippi state supreme court - administrative office of courts; the mississippi board of medical licensure; the department of marine resources; the department of education; the board of examiners for social workers and marriage and family therapists…
From the enrolled text, March 19, 2026:
AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL EXPENSE FUNDS, EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT FUNDS AND SPECIAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027 TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY; THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SUPREME COURT - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF COURTS; THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES; THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS; THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; THE MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, and allocated in a manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of paying for certain outside legal assistance, expert witness fees, court fees, judgments and settlement agreements incurred by the Office of the Attorney General for the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026................................... $ 3,018,500.00. *HR26/ANAP2SG* H. B. No. 1940 ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 26/HR26/ANAP2SG PAGE 1 (RF\KW) Of the …