# Mississippi HB 1927: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.

Mississippi HB 1927, Appropriation; District attorneys and staff., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam C. Mims, V (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1927-2026
- 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 1927
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Sam C. Mims, V (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (344 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on prosecutors’ meal reimbursements: cost, low. District attorneys and their staff cannot use this law’s funds to repay taxable meal costs incurred within their own districts. The restriction applies through June 30, 2027.
- Funding and reporting for prosecutors: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2027, Mississippi provides $35.9 million from the General Fund for district attorney salaries, travel, tort claims assessments, and office costs. Another $491,802 from the State Prosecutor Compensation Fund pays assistant district attorney salaries. The funding includes $1.7 million…

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 122 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-01: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: 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,Wiggins,Hickman (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Mims,Oliver,Cockerham (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 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/HB1927IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1927IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1927PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1927PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1927_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1927_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1927SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1927SG.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/HB1927IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1927IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1927PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1927PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1927_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1927_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1927SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1927SG.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-HB1927-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).