# Mississippi HB 1926: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.

Mississippi HB 1926, Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam C. Mims, V (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1926-2026
- 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 1926
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-03-19, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Sam C. Mims, V (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (173 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding and nine positions for capital counsel: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state funds the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel for the FY 2027 budget year. The office gets $2,100,968 from the General Fund and $215,258 from the State Treasury. The money pays for operations and legal work in capital post-conviction cases. The law authorizes…
- Spending limits and recordkeeping for capital counsel: mixed, low. The office must keep full accounting and personnel records like FY 2026, and send its FY 2028 budget request in the FY 2027 format. It cannot use these General Fund dollars to replace federal or special salary money that ends. Agencies cannot spend or owe more than their appropriation, and officers…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam C. Mims, V (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Manly Barton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Cockerham (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: John G. Faulkner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joey Hood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jay McKnight (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Read (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Rushing (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Percy W. Watson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 122 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-19: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-16: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-13: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Title Suff Do Pass (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 A3 (House)
- 2026-02-17: DR - TSDP: A3 To AP (House)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1926IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1926IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1926PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1926PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1926SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1926SG.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/HB1926IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1926IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1926PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1926PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1926SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1926SG.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-HB1926-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).