# Mississippi SB 3073: Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.

Mississippi SB 3073, Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 3073
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Chiropractic Examiners, Board of.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-03-25, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Appropriations C, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (222 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding and technology upgrade for chiropractic board: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state provides $179,695 to the Mississippi State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the year. Of this, $40,000 is set aside to replace and upgrade the licensing management system. The Board can also use these funds to pay required IT Services charges for cloud upgrades…
- Tie bids favor Mississippi Blind Industries: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, when the Board gets two or more equal bids for goods or equipment, it must choose Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same preference applies when the Board buys without competitive bids.
- Tighter spending and recordkeeping for board: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Board must keep full accounting and personnel records in the same format as FY 2026. Its FY 2028 budget request must match the detail used in FY 2027 requests to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The Board cannot spend or take on debt above its appropriation. Offic…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nicole Boyd (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Albert Butler (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny L. DuPree (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hillman Terome Frazier (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angela Burks Hill (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 | 119 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 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 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)
- 2026-02-18: 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/SB3073IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3073IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3073PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3073PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3073_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3073_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3073SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3073SG.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/SB3073IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3073IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3073PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3073PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3073_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3073_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3073SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3073SG.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-SB3073-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).