Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.
HB 33 allocates $2,202,447 in state funding for Mississippi's Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The bill authorizes nine permanent staff positions to provide legal representation for individuals convicted of capital offenses facing execution. This funding ensures the office can continue its work representing death row inmates during post-conviction appeals, with strict accounting requirements to track expenditures.
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
38–7
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 58
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic19
36% Nay
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 · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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