# Mississippi SB 3078: Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. Mississippi SB 3078, Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department 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); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3078-2026 - 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 3078 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department 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 D, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (221 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - FY2027 funding for state banking regulator: benefit, low. The state provides $12,845,602 to the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Of this, $600,000 comes from the department’s civil money penalty fund for IT services, training, and support. This funding keeps the department’s operations running for the fisc… - Oversight and purchasing rules for department: mixed, low. The department must keep accounting and personnel records like FY2026 and file its FY2028 budget request in the same detailed format. It cannot incur obligations beyond its appropriation, and responsible officers can be held personally liable for violations. Payments to contract workers must follow… - Pay and hiring limits at Banking Department: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the department may spend up to $9,001,454 on pay in FY2027: $8,101,309 for salaries and fringe, plus $900,145 to fill vacancies. The department is authorized 86 permanent positions. Vacancy funds must hire into positions that were unfilled at the end of FY2026, not for raise… ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Concurred in Amend From House | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 118 | 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 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) - 2026-02-18: 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/SB3078IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3078PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3078_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3078_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3078SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078SG.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/SB3078IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3078PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3078_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3078_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3078SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3078SG.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-SB3078-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).