# Mississippi SB 3082: Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.

Mississippi SB 3082, Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission., 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).

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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 3082
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
- 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 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- 2027 funding for Motor Vehicle Commission: benefit, low. The law gives $385,230 to run the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission for July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. The State Treasurer pays the money when the State Fiscal Officer issues warrants. The Commission must keep full accounting and personnel records like in FY2026 and submit its FY2028 budget in t…
- Buying tiebreak for Blind Industries: benefit, low. When bids are equal on price, quality, and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind gets the purchase preference. The same preference applies for noncompetitive buys when factors are equal. This helps steer tied state purchases to a program that employs people with disabilities.
- Tighter pay and hiring limits at agency: mixed, low. For FY2027, the law caps pay and benefits at $277,901, allows only three permanent staff, and bars moving this money to other budget categories. The State Personnel Board publishes projected payroll costs and must block salary actions that would break the FY2027 cap; only essential new hires can pr…

## 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 | 120 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-25: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-19: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-19: 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/SB3082IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3082PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3082_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3082_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3082SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082SG.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/SB3082IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3082PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3082_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3082_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3082SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3082SG.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-SB3082-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).