HB 2 Mississippi House · 2026 1st Extraordinary Session

Appropriation; Department of Human Services of.

Mississippi House Bill 2 appropriates a total of $29.5 million in state funds for the fiscal year 2027 to support juvenile justice and youth services. The Department of Human Services will receive $12 million from the Capital Expense Fund to renovate and expand the Oakley Youth Development Center, along with $7.5 million from the State General Fund to establish statewide youth diversion programs. Additionally, the Department of Public Safety is allocated $10 million from the Capital Expense Fund to acquire, design, or lease new secured detention facilities for juveniles in both North and South Mississippi.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2026

Committee Review

Jul 2026

House Passage

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

Jul 2026

Signed into Law

Jul 2026

Introduced Jul 16, 2026 Signed Jul 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Committee Substitute · 1 edit

MINOR

The committee substitute for HB 2 adds a specific fiscal year timeframe (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) to Section 3, which appropriates $10 million from the Capital Expense Fund for youth detention facilities. The original version had no time limit on that appropriation, making it open-ended. This change aligns Section 3 with the rest of the bill, which already specified FY 2027 for other appropriations.

Scope change

The scope of Section 3's $10 million youth detention facility appropriation is now limited to FY 2027 rather than being open-ended, matching the timeframe used in other sections of the bill.

TIMELINE

Section 3 now specifies that the $10 million Capital Expense Fund appropriation for acquiring, renovating, leasing, planning, and designing secured youth detention facilities applies only to fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027). Previously, no fiscal year was stated, leaving the appropriation without a defined time limit.

Floor votes · Senate Jul 16, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 14 other

Total votes 52

Jul 16, 2026

D Democratic21

14 Yea 7

66% Yea

R Republican31

24 Yea 7

77% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jul 17, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Jul 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Jul 16, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

Jul 16, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Jul 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Jul 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

lower

Jul 16, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations A

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors