# Mississippi HB 1930: Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.

Mississippi HB 1930, Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of., 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).

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- 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 1930
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Sam C. Mims, V (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (334 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More legal help for parents and youth: benefit, low. The law provides $572,500 for trained, certified lawyers to represent parents or guardians without money for a lawyer in abuse, neglect, and parental-rights cases. It also funds an experienced Youth Defender and a legal assistant for training, support, and appeals. Another $150,000 supports Family…
- More funding for public defenders: benefit, low. The law provides $4,678,350 from the State General Fund and $728,677 in special funds for the State Public Defender’s office in FY2027. The special funds must be collected by or available to the office. The law authorizes 25 permanent positions and no time-limited positions. It also provides $446,5…
- More rural public defense funding: benefit, low. The law provides $578,677 for a rural public-defense pilot, with allocations set by the State Treasurer. These funds cannot replace county-paid public defenders appointed by a circuit judge. The law also reauthorizes up to $200,000 for a Rural Legal Defense Pilot Program and up to $36,000 for the H…
- Blind suppliers get bid preference: benefit, low. The State Public Defender’s office must prefer Mississippi Industries for the Blind when competing bids match in price, quality, and service. A similar preference applies to purchases made without competitive bids. The law does not set a spending amount for this preference.
- Limits on replacing defender salary funds: cost, low. If federal or other special funds for salaries authorized by the law are withdrawn, the State Public Defender’s office cannot use State General Funds to replace them. This rule applies from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

## 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: 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 | 116 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 46 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 121 | 0 | 1 |

## 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,Turner-Ford (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Mims,Hood,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/HB1930IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1930IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1930PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1930PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1930_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1930_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1930SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1930SG.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/HB1930IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1930IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1930PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1930PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1930_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1930_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1930SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1930SG.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-HB1930-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).