# Mississippi SB 3077: Appropriation; Architecture, Board of. Mississippi SB 3077, Appropriation; Architecture, Board of., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3077-2026 - 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 3077 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Architecture, Board of. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-17 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (171 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Follow IRS rules on contractor pay: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the board cannot use this money in ways that break IRS Publication 15‑A for contract worker pay reporting. The State Auditor interprets those rules. This applies to FY2027 funds. - FY2027 funding and staff for board: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the State Board of Architecture gets $369,241 for FY2027. Of this, $186,280 in special funds pays salaries and benefits. The board may employ 2 permanent positions during this year. Money can also pay state IT charges for cloud upgrades tied to the Cloud Center of Excellence… - Pay rules and payroll transparency for board: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the board must follow the State Personnel Board’s pay plan. Staff paid from these funds cannot be under the plan’s minimum salary. The State Personnel Board must publish projected annual payroll costs using monthly and year‑to‑date data. The board must keep accounting and pe… - Buying preference for Blind Industries: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, when bids tie on price, quality, and service, the board buys from Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same preference applies to purchases made without competitive bids. - Tighter limits on board pay and hiring: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, tight rules apply to the board’s pay and hiring for FY2027. The board cannot move Personal Services money to other uses. Vacancy dollars must only fill approved positions, not fund raises for current staff. Personnel actions cannot push payroll above the FY2027 limit. The Per… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rod Hickman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sollie B. Norwood (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Tate (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | Passed | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-03-19: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-03-16: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-03-16: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Returned For Enrolling (House) - 2026-03-12: Passed (House) - 2026-03-11: Title Suff Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-11: DR - TSDP: AP To A3 (House) - 2026-03-11: DR - TSDP: 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) - 2026-02-18: 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/SB3077IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3077PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077PS.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3077SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077SG.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/SB3077IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3077PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077PS.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3077SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3077SG.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-SB3077-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).