HB 20 Mississippi House · 2025 First Extraordinary Session

Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.

HB 20 appropriates $92.9 million from general funds and $1.578 billion from special funds to the Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS) for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026), covering operational expenses. It restricts spending to authorized duties under state/federal law and mandates strict limits on "Personal Services" funds (covering salaries, benefits, and vacancy funding totaling $113.9 million), requiring DHS to maintain headcount levels and avoid exceeding budgeted amounts for personnel costs. The bill also directs $1 million from DHS special funds to the Department of Health’s Child Care Licensure Program by July 31, 2025. This funding measure directly affects DHS’s ability to operate its programs, including child care services, by allocating specific resources for personnel and agency expenses.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced May 29, 2025 Signed Jun 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower → Current version · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor', indicating the bill has moved to the final stage of the legislative process. This change reflects the bill's progression through the legislative workflow rather than a substantive policy modification.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status designation from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor' in both the title and the act header, reflecting the bill's progression in the legislative process.

As Introduced → As Passed the lower · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add detailed performance measures, clarify funding allocations, and establish new reporting and compliance requirements for the Department of Human Services. Key additions include specific targets for child support collections, fraud investigations, and service delivery metrics, along with stricter rules on vacancy funding and personnel escalations.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include detailed performance metrics and new transfer requirements for specific funds, while maintaining the original appropriation amounts for the Department of Human Services.

REQUIREMENT

Added 100+ specific performance measures with numerical targets for child support enforcement, fraud investigations, elderly services, and other programs, requiring annual reporting to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

Added Section 16 requiring competitive procurement for TANF subgrants, monthly reporting from subgrantees, and restrictions on advancing funds to subgrantees beyond 60 days.

Added Section 19 reappropriating $56,188,624 from Capital Expense Fund specifically for computer expenses and securing federal funding for a new computer system.

FISCAL

Added Section 13 transferring $250,000 to Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit and Section 14 providing $1,000,000 for Home Delivered Meals Program, plus Section 18 allowing up to $1,500,000 for regional food banks.

DEFINITION

Added detailed definitions for 'Vacancy Funding' specifying it must only be used to fill authorized but unfilled positions, not for promotions or salary increases for current employees.

ENFORCEMENT

Added Section 8 authorizing the Department to spend funds on technology upgrades if they generate efficiency savings, and Section 9 prohibiting use of funds for certain utilities for state-furnished housing.

TIMELINE

Added Section 6 requiring $1,000,000 transfer to Department of Health Child Care Licensure Program by July 31, 2025, and Section 13 requiring $250,000 transfer to Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit by July 31, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 28, 2025

How they voted

31–17

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 59

May 29, 2025

D Democratic20

6 Yea 11 Nay 3

55% Nay

R Republican39

25 Yea 6 Nay 8

64% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 17, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

May 29, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

May 29, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

May 28, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations A

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors