# Mississippi SB 3067: Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. Mississippi SB 3067, Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of., 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-SB3067-2026 - 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 3067 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-17 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Appropriations C, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (341 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for public safety operations: benefit, medium. For FY 2027, the law provides $167.8 million from the General Fund and $113 million from funds credited to the Department for public safety operations. It also provides $5 million for commercial transportation enforcement. The Bureau of Narcotics may spend up to $500,000 on forfeiture-law work, inc… - Grants for officers’ training and safety: benefit, low. Eligible law-enforcement officers can receive grants for advanced training or safety equipment. Total grants cannot exceed $2 million during FY 2027, from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Officers must qualify under state law. - Funding for Mississippi school safety: benefit, low. The state provides $242,603 for work under the Mississippi School Safety Act of 2019. The money supports school-safety activities from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. - Money for court-linked public programs: benefit, low. The law may allocate $4.3 million from General Fund court assessments to listed programs during FY 2027. Amounts include $2.28 million for officer training, $629,543 for DNA identification, and $404,795 for implied-consent testing. Other allocations include $264,007 for the Information Exchange Net… - More support for Capitol district policing: benefit, low. The Department may subgrant part of its funds to the Jackson Police Department for eligible work in the Capitol Complex Improvement District. Capitol Police and Jackson Police must first agree on their roles. The law also provides Capitol Police $900,000 to help house people detained after arrest i… - No more quota-based speed tickets: benefit, low. During FY 2027, the Department cannot issue speed-limit citations based on a quota or use this act’s funds for quota-based tickets. Officers can still issue tickets outside a quota system. - Statewide human trafficking response staff: benefit, low. The state provides $250,000 for a statewide human trafficking coordinator and a data analyst in the Bureau of Investigation. They coordinate statewide work and work with Child Protection Services for recovered victims. Funding runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. - Payment for past vendor expenses: benefit, low. The Department may pay vendors $14,339.90 for expenses from fiscal years 2023 through 2024. The payment authority runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The money goes to vendors, not directly to households. - Purchase preference for blind industries: benefit, low. The Department gives Mississippi Industries for the Blind preference in certain purchases. For competitive bids, the preference applies when competing bids are equal in price, quality, and service. - More active billing for forensic services: cost, low. The Department must assign employees to help bill and collect fees for forensic laboratory services. The law does not change fee amounts or specify which service users owe them. - Local governments keep paying justice center costs: cost, low. Local governments must keep contributing toward the Justice Information Center’s computer costs. The law gives no contribution amount, so the effect on local budgets or residents’ taxes cannot be calculated. - Pay and staffing rules for public safety workers: mixed, medium. For FY 2027, the Department sets aside $155.6 million for staff and authorizes 1,688 permanent and 66 time-limited positions. This includes three new roles: a physician supervisor, a forensic scientist, and a forensic technician. Sworn officers who do not wear uniforms may receive up to $1,000 a ye… - Renewed funding for safety projects: mixed, low. The state renews up to $6.43 million for listed public safety projects, limited to money left unspent on June 30, 2026. Projects include $3.12 million for the driver-license system, $2 million for forensic case backlogs, $1.1 million for Capitol security, and smaller amounts for a Canton building,… - New limits on public safety spending: mixed, low. During FY 2027, the Department cannot use this act’s funds or paid staff for publicity benefiting another state agency or officer. It may use available funds for technology or equipment upgrades when they save money through efficiency, or when projected savings exceed the cost. The commissioner may… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Hickman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Daniel H. Sparks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Angela Turner Ford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Brice Wiggins (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 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 Deweese,Cockerham,Turner (House) - 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Hopson,Wiggins,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 A2 (House) - 2026-03-10: DR - TSDPAA: A2 To AP (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred To Appropriations C;Appropriations A (House) - 2026-02-23: Transmitted To House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Committee Substitute Adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (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/SB3067IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3067PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3067_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3067_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3067CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067CS.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3067SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067SG.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/SB3067IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3067PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3067_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3067_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3067CS.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067CS.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3067SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3067SG.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-SB3067-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).