Mississippi legislation · 2025 Extraordinary Session
Mississippi HB9: Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2025
AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.
What the bill says
An act approving the expenditure of special funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state oil and gas board for the fiscal year 2026.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF SPECIAL FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE OIL AND GAS BOARD 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 special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Oil and Gas Board which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.................. ............................................... $ 8,932,663.00. SECTION 2. 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 following authorized number of employment headcount: FUNDING: *HR13/A491* H. B. No. 9 ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 251E/HR13/A491 PAGE General Funds: $ 0.00 Special Funds: $ 2,480,755.00 Total Funds: $ 2,480,755.00 PERSONAL SERVICES: Employee Salaries, Wages, and Fringe Benefits: $ 2,348,725.00 Progressions: $ 0.00 Vacancy Funding: $ 132,030.00 Total Personal Services: $ 2,480,755.00 AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT: Permanent: Time-Limited: As used in this section, the …
Sponsors
- Bounds, C. Scott (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Brent Anderson (R, 122)
- 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
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Returned For Enrolling
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Appropriations
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- : Motion to Reconsider Entered
- : Passed
Votes
- Passed (May 29, 2025): 35 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Passed (May 28, 2025): 88 yea, 10 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB9?
- HB9 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Extraordinary Session): Appropriation; Oil and Gas Board.
- What does HB9 do?
- In its own words: An act approving the expenditure of special funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state oil and gas board for the fiscal year 2026.
- What is the status of HB9?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2025. Latest action: Enrolled Bill Signed (June 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB9?
- Bounds, C. Scott (R, 44), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/20251E/pdf/history/HB/HB0009.xml
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