SB 3036 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; Gaming Commission.

SB 3036 is a funding bill that allocates $9,130,593 from the general fund and $1,607,810 from a special fund to cover the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s expenses for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026). It authorizes 119 permanent staff positions and specifies how funds must be spent, including $75,000 for the Mississippi Council on Compulsive Gambling and restrictions on using funds for employee salary increases beyond approved budgets. The bill also requires the Commission to use specific portions of seized property and gaming control fees for law enforcement and investigations, while mandating detailed financial reporting to the legislature. This is a procedural budget measure with no new policy provisions, directly affecting the Gaming Commission’s operations and the nonprofit support organization.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to reorganize sections and add new performance measures and reporting requirements for the Mississippi Gaming Commission. The substantive funding amounts and authorized headcount remain unchanged, but the bill now includes specific targets for gaming revenues, casino counts, and bingo operations, along with a requirement to report performance progress to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for the next fiscal year.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include formal performance metrics and future budget reporting requirements, while the core appropriations and staffing authorizations remained the same.

REQUIREMENT

Added Section 8 with specific FY2026 performance targets including riverboat gaming revenues ($2.00 billion), number of regulated casinos (26), bingo applications (30), and regulated bingo halls (50), plus a requirement to report progress on these targets in the FY2027 budget request.

Added Section 7 requirement that the agency's FY2027 budget request be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format comparable to the FY2026 process.

Added Section 10 authorizing a $75,000 transfer to the Mississippi Council on Compulsive Gambling for crisis intervention and support services.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized and renumbered sections (Sections 4-12 in new version vs. Sections 2-7 in original), with some content moved between sections and formatting changes throughout.

Removed Section 6 regarding preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind, which was consolidated into the new Section 6.

Changed fiscal year end date in Section 12 from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2025 (likely a clerical correction to match the effective date provision).

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 19, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

34 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations B;Appropriations A

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors