# Mississippi SB 3095: Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.

Mississippi SB 3095, Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 3095
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Appropriations D, Appropriations A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (342 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 9

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Buying preference for Industries for the Blind: benefit, low. When bids are tied on price, quality, and service, the state gives a buying preference to Mississippi Industries for the Blind. The same preference applies when an agency buys without competitive bids. This helps that shop win contracts in tie or no‑bid cases.
- No wireless commission payments to officials: benefit, low. The law bars the wireless commission from using these funds to pay any legislator, state official, current commission member, or anyone who was a member within the last year. This protects public money and avoids conflicts of interest.
- Capital upgrades for IT and wireless: benefit, low. The law funds major IT and wireless upgrades in FY2027. It provides $6.2 million from the Capital Expense Fund to the state IT department for VoIP, backup power, battery backups, cloud moves, and cloud center work. It also provides $500,000 to the wireless commission to replace aging gear and repai…
- Funding for wireless communication operations: benefit, low. The law funds the Wireless Communication Commission for FY2027. It provides $12.0 million from the General Fund and $500,000 from a special fund. The commission must follow all state purchasing and bid laws. The money supports daily operations and statewide communications oversight.
- One-year funding for state IT services: benefit, low. The law funds the state IT department for Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027). It provides $30.87 million from the General Fund and $27.89 million from special funds. The money pays for telecom, data center, and other IT services for state agencies. It also sets aside $1,000,000 to modern…
- Short-term cash transfer for state IT: benefit, low. The law lets the state IT director move up to $1,500,000 to the ITS Revolving Fund during FY2027 to fix cash‑flow gaps. Any money moved must be returned to the General Fund before the lapse period ends.
- No replacing lost federal salary funds: cost, low. The law stops agencies from using these General Fund dollars to replace federal or other special funds for salaries if those funds go away. Agencies cannot shift salary costs to the state when outside funds are withdrawn.
- Recordkeeping and budget rules for state IT: cost, low. The law requires the state IT department to keep full accounting and personnel records for this money in the same format and detail as FY2026. It must also file its FY2028 budget request with the same level of detail used for FY2027.
- Salary and staffing caps at IT agencies: cost, low. The law caps salary spending and staffing. For the IT department, Personal Services cannot exceed $12,513,316 in FY2027, with 136 permanent positions and $1,063,609 in vacancy funding. For the wireless commission, the cap is $895,141, with 9 permanent positions and $64,128 in vacancy funding. Perso…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: W. Briggs Hopson III (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott DeLano (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarita Simmons (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Tate (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bart Williams (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Passed | pass | 51 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Mims,Cockerham,Rushing (House)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Hopson,Williams,DeLano (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (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/SB3095IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3095PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3095_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3095_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3095SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095SG.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/SB3095IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3095PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB3095_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB3095_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3000-3099/SB3095SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3000-3099/SB3095SG.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-SB3095-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).