Appropriation; Counselors, Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional.
SB 2020 appropriates $378,795 for the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors to cover operational expenses during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). It authorizes two permanent staff positions and allocates $100,000 specifically for updating the board’s Licensing Management System. The bill requires the board to maintain detailed financial records matching 2025 standards and comply with state budget laws prohibiting overspending. This is a funding measure, not a policy change, directly affecting the board’s budget and administrative operations.
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 4, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
42–9
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 59
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic20
45% Nay
R
Republican39
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 4, 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 · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Briggs Hopson
RRepublican
Co
Andy Berry
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Tate
RRepublican
Co
John Polk
RRepublican
Co
Tyler McCaughn
RRepublican
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