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MississippiSB 30742026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Appropriation; Dental Examiners, Board of.

Sponsored By: Hopson

Signed by Governor

Appropriations CAppropriations AAppropriations

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

2027 funding for Dental Board operations

Beginning July 1, 2026, the state provides $1,298,591 to the Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners for Fiscal Year 2027. The Board uses this money to run its operations. The Board may also use these funds to pay ITS charges for cloud system upgrades or migration under the state’s Cloud Center of Excellence law.

Buying preference for Industries for the Blind

When bids are tied on price, quality, and service, the Board must prefer Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same preference applies when the Board makes purchases without competitive bids.

Small boost for prescription monitoring

Up to $27,000 from this act goes to the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy. The money helps pay for the Mississippi Prescription Monitoring Program in Fiscal Year 2027.

Tighter spending and contractor rules

Spending must follow state law, and no agency may run up obligations beyond its appropriation. Officers who break this rule can be held personally or bond‑responsible. The law forbids using general funds from this act to replace federal or other special funds that paid salaries but were withdrawn. It also bans spending these funds in ways that violate IRS Publication 15‑A on reporting pay to contract workers, as the State Auditor interprets it.

Staffing and pay caps at Dental Board

The law caps Personal Services (salaries, wages, and fringe benefits) at $720,776 for FY 2027 and blocks transfers out of that category. The Board is authorized up to 8 permanent positions. The State Personnel Board must publish the projected annual cost of Personal Services using payroll data. The agency cannot get extra salary or headcount funds unless it proves new money above this appropriation. FY 2026 escalated headcounts are treated as time‑limited unless noted.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Hopson

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Nicole Boyd

    Republican • Senate

  • Albert Butler

    Democratic • Senate

  • DeBar

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Johnny L. DuPree

    Democratic • Senate

  • Hillman Terome Frazier

    Democratic • Senate

  • Angela Burks Hill

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 222 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/17/2026

Concurred in Amend From House

Yes: 52 • No: 0

House vote • 3/12/2026

Passed As Amended

Yes: 119 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2026

Passed

Yes: 51 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    3/25/2026legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/19/2026House

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/19/2026Senate

  4. Concurred in Amend From House

    3/17/2026Senate

  5. Returned For Concurrence

    3/13/2026House

  6. Passed As Amended

    3/12/2026House

  7. Amended

    3/12/2026House

  8. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

    3/11/2026House

  9. DR - TSDPAA: AP To A2

    3/11/2026House

  10. DR - TSDPAA: A2 To AP

    3/10/2026House

  11. Referred To Appropriations C;Appropriations A

    2/24/2026House

  12. Transmitted To House

    2/23/2026Senate

  13. Passed

    2/19/2026Senate

  14. Title Suff Do Pass

    2/18/2026Senate

  15. Referred To Appropriations

    2/17/2026Senate

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