# Mississippi HB 1893: Appropriation; Forestry Commission.

Mississippi HB 1893, Appropriation; Forestry Commission., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by C. Scott Bounds (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1893-2026
- 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 1893
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Forestry Commission.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: C. Scott Bounds (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Appropriations B, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (341 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Beaver control gets $200,000: benefit, low. During fiscal year 2027, the law transfers $200,000 from funds appropriated to the State Forestry Commission to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. The money supports the Beaver Control or Eradication Program. The law does not specify a direct household payment or outcome.
- Forestry sets fire and forest targets: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the commission targets an average fire-suppression time of 2 hours, with 95% of fires kept to 100 acres or less. It also targets prescribed burns on 15,000 acres, improvements or regeneration on 35,000 acres, and monitoring 19.2 million acres for insect, storm, or disease cond…
- Blind industries get bid preference: benefit, low. During fiscal year 2027, Mississippi Industries for the Blind gets preference for commission purchases when competing bids match in price, quality, and service. A similar preference applies when the commission buys without competitive bids. The rule affects vendors seeking commission contracts.
- Forestry operations get $32.5 million: benefit, low. The government provides the State Forestry Commission with $18.0 million in general funds and $14.5 million in special funds for fiscal year 2027. The money supports commission operations from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The law does not provide direct payments to households.
- Forestry workers face pay limits and payouts: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2027, the commission has $18,398,875 for personal services and 264 permanent and 7 time-limited positions. The $1,361,652 vacancy fund is for filling approved vacancies, with proportional adjustments for positions filled after March 1, 2026, through the end of fiscal year 2026. Empl…

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 120 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Hopson,McCaughn,Tate (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Bounds,Cockerham,Pigott (House)
- 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (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/HB1893IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1893IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1893PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1893PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1893_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1893_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1893SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1893SG.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/HB1893IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1893IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1893PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1893PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1893_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1893_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1800-1899/HB1893SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1800-1899/HB1893SG.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1893-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).