Appropriation; Optometry, Board of.
HB 26 appropriates $256,272 from state special funds to cover the operating costs of Mississippi's State Board of Optometry for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). The bill requires the Board to maintain detailed financial records matching its 2025 reporting standards and mandates that funds be spent strictly within the allocated amount, per state budget laws. This procedural funding measure directly supports the Board's administrative operations but does not change optometry licensing rules or create new requirements.
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 4, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
42–6
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 59
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic20
55% Yea
R
Republican39
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 4, 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
Sponsors
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