# Mississippi HB 1939: Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies.

Mississippi HB 1939, Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Read (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1939-2026
- 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 1939
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-16
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: John Read (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (343 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 8

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Help covering veterans' ACA penalties: benefit, low. The law provides $678,385 from the Capital Expense Fund to the Veterans Affairs Board. It pays Affordable Care Act penalty reimbursements. This funding is for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
- More support for child protection services: benefit, low. The law provides $15 million from the Capital Expense Fund to run Child Protection Services through June 30, 2027. It covers higher caseload costs, out-of-state therapeutic placements, temporary placements, foster board, and adoption subsidies. It also provides $5 million to repair and improve stat…
- Funds for state legal case costs: benefit, low. The law provides $250,000 from the Capital Expense Fund to the Attorney General. It pays outside legal help, expert witnesses, court fees, judgments, and settlements, including the JMAA v. Reeves case. Funds are available through June 30, 2027.
- Money for Trade Mart fire cleanup: benefit, low. The law provides $1.496 million from the Capital Expense Fund to Agriculture and Commerce. It pays post-fire cleanup at the Trade Mart and the insurance deductible. Any reimbursement received must go back to the Capital Expense Fund. Funds are available through June 30, 2027.
- Small funds for animal outbreak response: benefit, low. The law provides $5,234 from the State Treasury to the Board of Animal Health. It covers salaries tied to outbreak response. Funds cover July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
- Start-up funds for next-generation 911: benefit, low. The law provides $2.257 million from the State NG911 Fund to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The money covers start-up costs for a statewide next-generation 911 program. Funds cover July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
- Extra funding to run Medicaid: benefit, low. The law provides $35 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the Division of Medicaid. The money supports agency operations. Funds are available upon passage through June 30, 2027. This is operations funding and does not change who qualifies or what benefits you get.
- Support to run Main Street grants: benefit, low. The law provides $196,427 from the Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Fund to the Mississippi Development Authority. It pays to administer the Main Street grant program. The money covers operations upon passage through June 30, 2027, and is not for direct grants.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Read (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Cockerham (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed | pass | 121 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-06: 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,McCaughn (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Read,Cockerham,Mangold (House)
- 2026-03-19: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-18: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: 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)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Appropriations A (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1939IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1939IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1939PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1939PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1939_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1939_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1939SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1939SG.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/HB1939IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1939IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1939PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1939PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1939_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1939_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1900-1999/HB1939SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1900-1999/HB1939SG.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-HB1939-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).