# Mississippi HB 1931: Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services. Mississippi HB 1931, Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sam C. Mims, V (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1931-2026 - 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 1931 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-16 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: Sam C. Mims, V (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (338 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher salaries for Mississippi judges: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law funds $1,159,361 in annual salary increases for specified Mississippi judges. Annual salaries are $194,171 for the Chief Justice, $190,614 for each Presiding Justice, and $187,625 for each Associate Justice. The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals receives $182,624,… - More money for Mississippi courts: benefit, medium. For fiscal year 2027, the law funds Mississippi’s Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, trial judges, and court administration. The appropriations include $6.68 million in general funds and $1.43 million in special funds for the Supreme Court; $7.06 million and $176,362 for the Court of Appeals; and $40… - Drug courts get treatment funding: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, certified adult felony Drug Courts receive $6 million for program costs and $2 million from the Opioid Settlement Fund for substance-abuse treatment. Neither amount can pay court administration costs. Opioid-funded courts must give a sworn statement that they have no prohibite… - More help with civil legal access: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides $200,000 to help cover the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission’s costs. It also allows up to $200,000 from other court appropriations for the Civil Legal Assistance Program. The law does not set household eligibility rules or provide money directly to peo… - More support for youth courts: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides $2.25 million for certified Youth Drug Courts and Family Courts, and $750,000 for mental health court pilots in three districts. Each pilot receives $250,000. Another $2.5 million supports Youth Courts, and up to $2 million supports their intake staff. The cou… - Upgrades to Mississippi court systems: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $2.46 million for the state’s Comprehensive Electronic Court Systems Fund. It also provides $280,000 for Mississippi Electronic Courts updates. Up to $8.75 million from the Capital Expense Fund is available to replace the Youth Courts record system,… - Blind vendor gets tied-bid preference: benefit, low. The agency 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 state a dollar amount for these purchases. - Funding for lawyer education and admissions: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, the law provides $332,997 from a new special fund for continuing legal education programs for Mississippi lawyers. Interest earned on that fund goes back into the fund, not the state’s General Fund. The law also appropriates $383,426 from a special fund for the Mississippi Boa… - Higher charges for Supreme Court services: cost, low. The Mississippi Supreme Court must charge the highest amount allowed by law for services with fees set by statute. For other services, it must set charges to match the cost of providing them. The law does not list the fee amounts. The receipts go into a special fund for the Supreme Court Clerk’s Of… - Limits on judge salary supplements: cost, low. If the Judicial System Operation Fund does not have enough money to pay annual judge salary supplements, counties do not have to cover the shortfall. In that case, affected county court judges’ salaries stay at the levels set before the law’s salary provision. The law does not state the supplement… - New controls on court spending: mixed, low. For fiscal year 2027, court administration’s staff spending is capped at $7,570,636, including $493,258 for vacant jobs, and the office may have 97 permanent positions. Vacancy funds cannot pay raises or promotions for current staff. The court office can move approved money among court accounts, bu… ## 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 | 115 | 1 | 2 | | 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) - 2026-04-08: 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,Sparks (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/HB1931IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1931IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1931PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1931PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1931_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1931_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1931SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1931SG.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/HB1931IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1931IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1931PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1931PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1931_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1931_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1931SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1931SG.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-HB1931-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).