Appropriation; Audit, Department of.
SB 2042 provides $12.6 million in state funding for Mississippi's Department of Audit to cover salaries and operational costs during fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). It directly affects the Department of Audit and county governments by ensuring audits of public offices and federal programs are conducted. Key provisions restrict spending to specific categories (like employee salaries and "Vacancy Funding" for unfilled positions) and require adherence to salary guidelines set by the State Personnel Board. The bill also mandates performance targets, such as auditing 60% of county finances through outside firms and recovering $600,000 in misused funds through investigations. This funding bill was enacted after approval by the governor on June 17, 2025.
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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SB 2042 was amended to change its status from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' with several formatting and text corrections. The most significant substantive change is in Section 7, which increased the maximum amount the State Auditor can escalate federal funds from $400,000 to $1,500,000. Other changes include minor formatting adjustments to quotes and spacing throughout the document.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same - it appropriates funds for the State Department of Audit for Fiscal Year 2026 - but the maximum escalation amount for federal fund compliance was significantly increased.
FISCAL
Section 7 increased the maximum amount the State Auditor can escalate federal funds from $400,000 to $1,500,000 to provide more flexibility for complying with the Single Audit Act of 1984.
TECHNICAL
Multiple formatting corrections were made throughout the document, including standardizing quotation marks from curly quotes to straight quotes and fixing spacing around dollar amounts and section headers.
The bill title was changed from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' to reflect its current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 28, 2025
How they voted
37–13
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 59
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic20
50% Nay
R
Republican39
74% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jun 17, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Amend From House
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Briggs Hopson
RRepublican
Co
John Polk
RRepublican
Co
Michael McLendon
RRepublican
Co
Sarita Simmons
DDemocratic
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