# Mississippi HB 1928: Appropriation; Legislative expenses. Mississippi HB 1928, Appropriation; Legislative expenses., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam C. Mims, V (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1928-2026 - 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 1928 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Legislative expenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-16 - Last action: 2026-04-07, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: Sam C. Mims, V (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (342 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Blind industries get purchase preference: benefit, low. Mississippi Industries for the Blind gets preference for legislative purchases when competing bids match in price, quality, and service. A similar preference applies when the Legislature buys without competitive bids. The law sets no dollar amount for this preference. - Budget committee keeps technology funds: cost, low. For FY 2027, the law continues up to $4,049,993 from the Capital Expense Fund for the budget committee. This includes $2 million for computer source code after a software upgrade, $160,032 for computer, software, and audio-visual equipment, and $1,889,961 for other committee expenses. Spending cann… - Funding for legislative committees and operations: cost, low. For FY 2027, the law provides $1,371,962 for joint House and Senate operations, plus $50,000 in supplemental funding. It also provides $5,803,724 for the budget committee, $2,998,500 for the performance review committee, $266,780 for reapportionment, and $420,000 for the code committee. The reappor… - Legislative travel needs committee approval: cost, low. Through June 30, 2027, funds under this law cannot pay or repay House members or employees for out-of-state travel without prior House Management Committee approval. Senate members and employees need prior approval from the Senate Rules Committee. The law does not set a travel funding amount. - Mississippi lawmakers get FY 2027 funding: cost, low. For FY 2027, the law provides $4.9 million for House pay and expenses and $2.2 million for Senate pay and expenses. It also provides $10.3 million for the House contingent fund and $7.2 million for the Senate contingent fund. No more than $15,000 from the House fund and $10,000 from the Senate fund… - Mississippi pays its annual group assessments: cost, low. For FY 2027, the law sets aside $504,726 for Mississippi’s shares of assessments to four organizations. The amounts are $29,077 for the Southern States Energy Board, $391,129 for Interstate Cooperation, $46,120 for the uniform state laws group, and $38,400 for The Energy Council. - New capital funds for Senate and committees: cost, low. For FY 2027, the law provides $250,000 from the Capital Expense Fund for Senate expenses. It also provides $200,000 for the budget committee and $120,000 for the reapportionment committee. A separate $250,000 from the State Treasury goes into the Capital Expense Fund to support Senate expenses. The… - Prior legislative funding carries forward: cost, low. For FY 2027, the law continues prior funding of up to $500,000 each for the House, Senate, joint operations, and budget committee. It also continues up to $175,000 for reapportionment and $100,000 for performance review. Spending cannot exceed the unspent balance on June 30, 2026, and funds must ke… - School performance report due in 2027: cost, low. The law makes $400,000 available for a report comparing Mississippi school districts with regional and national peers on key measures. The report also gathers strategies for instruction, transportation, operations, nutrition, technology, staffing, finance, and supply chains. The strategies are due… ## 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 | 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 | 121 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-07: 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,DeBar,Blackwell (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Mims,Cockerham,Barton (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/HB1928IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1928IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1928PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1928PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1928_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1928_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1928SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1928SG.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/HB1928IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1928IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1928PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1928PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1928_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1928_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1928SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1928SG.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-HB1928-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).