SB 3041 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

SB 3041 is a proposed budget bill that allocates $55.78 million from the state General Fund and $22.27 million from a special fund to cover the Mississippi Department of Revenue's expenses for fiscal year 2026. It directly funds specific divisions (Homestead Exemption, Motor Vehicle Comptroller, Alcohol Control, and Enforcement), reimburses counties for tax losses due to homestead property tax exemptions, and covers motor vehicle license tag purchases. The bill includes strict rules on personnel spending, requiring that salary increases use new funds only and prohibiting the use of general funds to replace federal or special funds. It also mandates performance metrics for efficiency, such as cost per tax return processed and revenue collected per dollar spent. This is a funding measure, not a policy change, and remains pending legislative action.

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 · 8 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended after passing the Senate to add detailed performance measures and budget restrictions for the Mississippi Department of Revenue, clarify fund usage rules, and establish new reappropriation categories for IT infrastructure and liquor distribution center operations. These changes strengthen fiscal oversight and ensure accountability for taxpayer funds.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include specific performance metrics and stricter financial controls on how appropriated funds can be used, particularly regarding personnel costs and capital expenditures.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed performance measures with specific targets for tax administration, audit costs, permit processing times, and medical cannabis enforcement metrics.

Added restrictions preventing salary increases for current employees and requiring new hires to be essential for the agency.

Added requirement that the Department of Revenue maintain accounting records in the same format as Fiscal Year 2025 and submit comparable budget requests for Fiscal Year 2027.

Added preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind when purchasing commodities or equipment through competitive bidding.

Added requirement that no funds be used to replace federal funds or special funds that are withdrawn and no longer available.

Added requirement that no funds be used in violation of IRS Publication 15-A regarding contract employee income reporting.

FISCAL

Added new reappropriation categories for IT infrastructure, facility repairs, liquor distribution center operations, and computer hardware totaling $1,279,971.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting issues and standardized section numbering from the original draft version.

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 D;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 · 4 co-sponsors