# Mississippi SB 3080: Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. Mississippi SB 3080, Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3080-2026 - 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 3080 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriation; Geologists, Board of Registered Professional. - 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 B, Appropriations A, Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Board gets FY2027 funding and 1 job: benefit, low. The state provides $147,459 for the Geologists Board for FY2027 (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027). The Board’s payroll money (Personal Services) is $105,862 from Special Funds and $0 from General Funds. The Board is authorized for 1 permanent job and 0 time‑limited jobs. Personal Services pays salari… - Purchasing and contractor payment rules: mixed, low. When two or more bids are equal, or when buying without bids, the Board gives preference to Mississippi Industries for the Blind. When paying contract workers with these funds, the Board must follow IRS Publication 15‑A as interpreted by the State Auditor. - Stricter payroll and hiring rules: mixed, low. The Board must keep payroll within the FY2027 amount and not grow FY2028 payroll without new approval from the Legislature. If a salary change would push FY2027 payroll over the limit when annualized, no salary actions are processed. Only essential new hires may proceed. Vacancy Funding, if any, ca… ## 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 | 119 | 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 A1 (House) - 2026-03-10: DR - TSDP: A1 To AP (House) - 2026-02-24: Referred To Appropriations B;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/SB3080IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3080PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080PS.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3080SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080SG.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/SB3080IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3080PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080PS.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3080SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3080SG.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-SB3080-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).