# Mississippi HB 1890: Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional. Mississippi HB 1890, Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C. Scott Bounds (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-30 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1890-2026 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi HB 1890 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-16 - Last action: 2026-03-30, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: C. Scott Bounds (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Appropriations B, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (294 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants for Mississippi college programs: benefit, low. The law provides $600,000 in grants for engineering and surveying programs at Mississippi colleges and universities. Engineering programs must be accredited by ABET, and surveying programs must be approved by the board. Schools must apply and receive board approval. The board must report its grant… - Funding for engineers board operations: mixed, low. The law provides the Mississippi engineers and surveyors board $1,277,547 for July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Staff spending is capped at $471,877, including $72,052 to fill authorized jobs that were vacant at the end of fiscal year 2026. The board can have six permanent positions and no time-… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: C. Scott Bounds (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brent Anderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryant W. Clark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Casey Eure (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lataisha Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bill Pigott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Read (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tracey T. Rosebud (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-18 | House | Concurred in Amend From Senate | pass | 121 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 122 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-03-30: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-03-24: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-03-18: Concurred in Amend From Senate (House) - 2026-03-13: Returned For Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Amended (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Referred To Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: Passed (House) - 2026-02-18: Title Suff Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-18: DR - TSDP: AP To A1 (House) - 2026-02-17: DR - TSDP: A1 To AP (House) - 2026-02-16: Referred To Appropriations B;Appropriations A (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1890IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1890IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1890PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1890PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1890_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1890_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1890SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1890SG.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed) - HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed) - SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed) - SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed) - SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed) - SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1890IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1890IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1890PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1890PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1890_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1890_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1890SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1890SG.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026) - [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026) - [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026) - [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026) - [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026) - [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026) - [Mississippi bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi/bills) - [Mississippi state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1890-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).