# Mississippi HB 1904: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of. Mississippi HB 1904, Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of., 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-HB1904-2026 - 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 1904 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of. - 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 (343 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for wildlife and safety programs: benefit, low. The law funds wildlife conservation, education, and safety programs during fiscal year 2027. It provides $400,000 for deer disease detection and prevention, $200,000 for youth hunting, fishing, conservation, and safety education, and $58,593 for Hunter Education. It also provides $50,000 for land-b… - Park and museum upgrades and protections: benefit, low. The law provides $5 million for Parks Improvement Plan projects and up to $868,119 to continue renovating the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science admission area. Museum spending cannot exceed the unspent balance on June 30, 2026. It also provides $75,000 for playground security at LeFleur’s Bluff… - Blind industry gets bid preference: benefit, low. The Department gives Mississippi Industries for the Blind preference when competing bids are equal in price, quality, and service. A similar preference applies to purchases made without competitive bids. The preference does not guarantee a contract or set a dollar amount. - More money for wildlife agency operations: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides $21.85 million from the General Fund and $82.12 million from special state funds for the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The special-fund total includes $5.75 million from gasoline and petroleum excise taxes for the Fisheries and Wildlife Fund, af… - Wildlife staff pay and job rules: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law sets the Department’s personal-services budget at $46,432,700 and authorizes 523 permanent and 51 time-limited positions, including eight new Law Enforcement Family positions. Vacancy funds must fill authorized jobs, not pay for promotions or other salary increases; ch… - County partnerships for local parks: mixed, low. The Commission can make agreements with counties to create, improve, or restore parks and public wildlife habitat in the county or a neighboring county. Counties may choose to spend local funds on these projects. A participating county must repay the Department’s actual surveying and engineering co… - New limits on state vehicle use: mixed, low. State-owned vehicles can be used only for official state business. For fiscal year 2027, the Department’s spending from the Motor Vehicle Fund on any type of vehicle cannot exceed $1.3 million. These rules limit personal use and agency vehicle purchases while protecting public resources. ## 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 | 121 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 121 | 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,DeLano,Suber (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Bounds,Cockerham,Anderson (122nd) (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/1900-1999/HB1904IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1904IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1904PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1904PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1904_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1904_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1904SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1904SG.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/1900-1999/HB1904IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1904IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1904PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1904PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1904_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1904_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1904SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1904SG.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-HB1904-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).