PRIA Logo™
MississippiSB 30562026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

Sponsored By: Hopson

Signed by Governor

Appropriations EAppropriations AAppropriations

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Pay raise for station professors

The law funds a $2,000 salary increase for professors and adjuncts at the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. The Institutional Executive Officer decides who gets the raise. $365,904 comes from the Education Enhancement Fund. Raises take effect beginning July 1, 2026.

Funding for the ag experiment station

The state provides $25,686,902 from the General Fund to run the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. It also lets the station spend $10,908,469 from special funds. Of that, $1,715,904 must come from the Education Enhancement Fund. This supports station operations and staff, not direct payments to households.

Buying preference for Blind Industries

When bids are equal in price, quality, and service, the station must choose Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same preference applies when buying without competitive bids. This helps that employer and the people with disabilities it hires.

No state backfill for lost salary funds

The law bars using these state funds to replace federal or other special funds for salaries if those outside funds stop. If federal or special money is withdrawn, the station cannot use this act’s general funds to cover those salaries. This rule takes effect July 1, 2026.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Hopson

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Nicole Boyd

    Republican • Senate

  • Albert Butler

    Democratic • Senate

  • DeBar

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Scott DeLano

    Republican • Senate

  • Rita Potts Parks

    Republican • Senate

  • Benjamin Suber

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 342 • No: 0

House vote • 3/29/2026

Conference Report Adopted

Yes: 121 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/29/2026

Conference Report Adopted

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Passed As Amended

Yes: 120 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2026

Passed

Yes: 51 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    4/8/2026legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    4/2/2026House

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    4/2/2026Senate

  4. Unanimous Consent Granted

    3/29/2026Senate

  5. Conference Report Adopted

    3/29/2026Senate

  6. Conference Report Adopted

    3/29/2026House

  7. Unanimous Consent Granted

    3/29/2026House

  8. Conference Report Filed

    3/27/2026Senate

  9. Conference Report Filed

    3/27/2026House

  10. Conferees Named Oliver,Cockerham,Scoggin

    3/19/2026House

  11. Conferees Named Hopson,Parks,Suber

    3/19/2026Senate

  12. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

    3/17/2026Senate

  13. Returned For Concurrence

    3/13/2026House

  14. Passed As Amended

    3/12/2026House

  15. Amended

    3/12/2026House

  16. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

    3/11/2026House

  17. DR - TSDPAA: AP To A4

    3/11/2026House

  18. DR - TSDPAA: A4 To AP

    3/11/2026House

  19. Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A

    2/24/2026House

  20. Transmitted To House

    2/23/2026Senate

  21. Passed

    2/19/2026Senate

  22. Committee Substitute Adopted

    2/19/2026Senate

  23. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

    2/18/2026Senate

  24. Referred To Appropriations

    2/17/2026Senate

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation