# Mississippi SB 3062: Appropriation; Community and Junior College Board - Administrative expenses. Mississippi SB 3062, Appropriation; Community and Junior College Board - Administrative expenses., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (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-SB3062-2026 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi SB 3062 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Community and Junior College Board - Administrative expenses. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-17 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Appropriations E, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (512 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More funding for job training: benefit, medium. For the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, the law provides $50.8 million for workforce education and industrial training. Training commitments cannot exceed available funds, need advance approval from the Community College Board’s Executive Director or a designee, and must be based on training ser… - More money for local career centers: benefit, medium. The law provides $18 million from the Education Enhancement Fund for career and workforce center construction, land, repairs, equipment upgrades, and renovations. Allocations are: Bay St. Louis–Waveland $1 million; Benton County $500,000; Cleveland $750,000; Covington County $200,000; DeSoto County… - GED and HiSET test fees covered: benefit, low. For the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, the law sets aside up to $375,000 to reimburse GED and HiSET testing fees at approved sites. Test takers cannot be charged testing fees as a condition of reimbursement. Spending cannot exceed the funds left on June 30, 2026, and the money must keep its ori… - Blind industries get purchase preference: benefit, low. The law states the Legislature’s intent to give Mississippi Industries for the Blind preference in Community College Board purchases. For competitive bids, the preference applies when two or more bids have equal price, quality, and service. A similar preference applies when the Board buys without c… - Higher education utility cost support: benefit, low. The law states the Legislature’s intent to transfer $1.50 per square foot to the Executive Office of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning to help pay utility costs. The total cannot be determined from the provision because it does not give the square footage. This supports… - More funding for college board operations: mixed, medium. For the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, the law provides $5,815,481 from the State General Fund and $80,342,930 from the State Treasury for Community College Board administration. Of the State Treasury amount, $356,000 comes from the Education Enhancement Fund. The funding includes $542,459 for… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicole Boyd (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnny L. DuPree (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Hillman Terome Frazier (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bart Williams (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 119 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-30: Recommitted For Further Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Reconsidered (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Recommitted For Further Conf (House) - 2026-03-30: Reconsidered (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 Oliver,Cockerham,Scoggin (House) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Hopson,Frazier,DeBar (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Returned For Concurrence (House) - 2026-03-12: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-03-12: Amended (House) - 2026-03-11: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House) - 2026-03-11: DR - TSDPAA: AP To A4 (House) - 2026-03-11: DR - TSDPAA: A4 To AP (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A (House) - 2026-02-23: Transmitted To House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Referred To Appropriations (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3062IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3062PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3062_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3062_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3062SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062SG.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/SB/3000-3099/SB3062IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3062PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3062_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3062_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3062SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3062SG.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-SB3062-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).