SB 2275 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

State Task Force for Agency Reorganization; establish.

SB 2275 establishes a "State Task Force for Agency Reorganization" to study how Mississippi's state agencies can operate more efficiently. It requires the Department of Finance and Administration, Department of Information Technology Services, and Mississippi State Personnel Board to develop streamlined service plans by November 2025, including proposals to consolidate positions, reduce duplication, and recommend shared services. The task force, composed of business leaders and legislative chairs, must submit final recommendations to the legislature by October 2026, including specific proposals for agency reorganization and necessary law changes. This bill directly affects state agencies and aims to improve government efficiency through structural reviews, without specifying new policies or funding.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Current version · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to shift from a mandatory consolidation of state agencies into the Department of Finance and Administration to a more flexible approach that creates a new State Task Force for Agency Reorganization. The Task Force will develop recommendations for streamlining state agency operations rather than immediately merging all functions. The effective date for the initial planning phase was accelerated from 2026 to 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from consolidating the State Personnel Board and Department of Information Technology into the Department of Finance and Administration to establishing a new advisory Task Force that will study and recommend reorganization options.
TIMELINE

The deadline for submitting the agency consolidation plan was moved from November 1, 2026 to November 1, 2025, accelerating the planning timeline by one year.

The effective date for the initial planning section was changed from July 1, 2027 to 'from and after passage,' making the planning phase effective immediately upon the bill's enactment.

REQUIREMENT

A new State Task Force for Agency Reorganization was created to study executive branch organization and provide recommendations for improving governmental efficiency, replacing the immediate consolidation mandate.

The requirement that the Department of Finance and Administration immediately assume all functions of the State Personnel Board and Department of Information Technology Services was removed, replacing it with a plan development and recommendation process.

DEFINITION

New provisions establish the composition of the State Task Force, including seven specific appointees from the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and legislative committee chairs.

SCOPE

The bill now focuses on developing a plan for streamlined administration of services across agencies rather than mandating the consolidation of specific agencies into one department.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred To State Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Government Structure
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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