Mississippi legislation · 2025 Extraordinary Session
Mississippi HB3: Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2025
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
What the bill says
An act making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the department of environmental quality; and for related purposes, for the fiscal year 2026.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the support and maintenance of the Department of Environmental Quality for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.................. ............................................... $ 20,747,286.00. SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Environmental Quality which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the support of the various offices of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026............. ............................................... $ 252,717,954.00. *HR13/A470* H. B. No. 3 ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 251E/HR13/A470 PAGE SECTION 3. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act, not more than the following amount of funds, with the exception of the provisions in this section, shall be expended only for "Personal Services," which includes "Vacancy Funding," for the …
Sponsors
- Bounds, C. Scott (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Jeramey Anderson (D, 110)
- Clark, Bryant W. (D, 47)
- Eure, Casey (R, 116)
- Hale, Jeff (R, 24)
- Lataisha Jackson (D, 11)
- Paden, Orlando (D, 26)
- Pigott, Bill (R, 99)
- Read, John (R, 112)
Latest actions
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Returned For Enrolling
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Appropriations
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- : Recalled From Senate
- : Motion to Reconsider Entered
- : Transmitted To Senate
Votes
- Passed (May 29, 2025): 36 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Passed (May 28, 2025): 97 yea, 8 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB3?
- HB3 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Extraordinary Session): Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of.
- What does HB3 do?
- In its own words: An act making an appropriation for the support and maintenance of the department of environmental quality; and for related purposes, for the fiscal year 2026.
- What is the status of HB3?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2025. Latest action: Enrolled Bill Signed (June 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB3?
- Bounds, C. Scott (R, 44), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/20251E/pdf/history/HB/HB0003.xml
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