# Mississippi SB 3068: Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.

Mississippi SB 3068, Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 3068
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-03-25, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fiscal controls for Tax Appeals Board: benefit, low. The board must keep accounting and staff records like FY2026 and send its FY2028 budget in the same detail as FY2027. Agencies cannot incur debts above their appropriation; officials can be held personally liable if they do. The State Treasurer pays from the Treasury only on warrants issued by the…
- Bid tie-breaker for Blind Industries: benefit, low. When two or more bids are equal on price, quality, and service, Mississippi Industries for the Blind gets preference. The same preference applies to purchases made without competitive bids. This starts July 1, 2026.
- Payroll and hiring limits at Tax Appeals: cost, low. The board cannot move money out of the Personal Services budget. Payroll actions cannot push annual pay costs over the FY2027 limit; essential new hires may proceed. The State Personnel Board must publish projected annual payroll costs. Vacancy Funding can only fill jobs that were authorized but un…
- Funding for Tax Appeals Board, 2026-27: mixed, low. The state provides $678,059 from the General Fund to run the Board of Tax Appeals from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. No more than $597,204 can be spent on salaries, wages, and benefits that year. The board is authorized 6 permanent positions for this period.

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Concurred in Amend From House | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-03-25: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-20: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-20: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Concurred in Amend From House (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 A3 (House)
- 2026-03-11: DR - TSDPAA: A3 To AP (House)
- 2026-02-24: Referred To Appropriations D;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/SB3068IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3068PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3068_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3068_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3068CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3068SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068SG.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/SB3068IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3068PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3068_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3068_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3068CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3068SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3068SG.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-SB3068-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).