SB 2012 Mississippi Senate · 2025 First Extraordinary Session

Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.

SB 2012 appropriates $138 million in state funds and $1.8 million in special funds for Mississippi's Department of Employment Security to cover its operational costs during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). The bill specifically allocates $30 million for "Personal Services" (salaries, wages, and benefits for employees), with strict rules prohibiting diversion of these funds to other purposes or exceeding budgeted headcount levels. It also designates $138 million from the Unemployment Trust Fund to support One-Stop Career Centers and unemployment compensation administration, including staffing, technology, and accessibility improvements. This funding bill directly affects the department’s budget and staffing operations but does not change eligibility rules or program benefits.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced May 28, 2025 Signed Jun 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed the upper → Current version · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to prepare it for submission to the Governor, with several formatting and punctuation corrections throughout. The most substantive change involves Section 3, where the formatting of the funding breakdown was adjusted to separate line items more clearly. Additionally, Section 15 was modified to remove the hyphen in 'nonprofit organization' and Section 20 was renumbered from 19 to 20, indicating a structural reorganization of sections.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and status were updated from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor', reflecting its progression through the legislative process.

Section 3 formatting was corrected to improve readability of the funding breakdown, with line breaks added between funding categories and amounts.

Punctuation and spacing were standardized throughout the document, including quotation marks around terms like 'Personal Services' and 'Vacancy Funding'.

Section 15 was edited to remove a hyphen from 'nonprofit organization' and Section 20 was renumbered, suggesting a structural reorganization of the bill's sections.

The fiscal year dates in multiple sections were reformatting to ensure consistency in presentation.

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

How they voted

41–8

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 58

May 28, 2025

D Democratic20

9 Yea 8 Nay 3

45% Yea

R Republican38

32 Yea 6

84% 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 28, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations A

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors