HB 1390 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

State agencies; revise certain provisions in FY26 appropriations to.

HB 1390 incorporates existing personal services funding rules from Mississippi's 2025 extraordinary session into the FY2026 budget for multiple state agencies. It specifies exact funding amounts ($34.5 million total) and headcount limits (220 permanent, 170 time-limited) for agencies like the Department of Environmental Quality, Human Services, and Library Commission, restricting how these funds can be used. The bill requires agencies to use "Vacancy Funding" ($2.4 million) exclusively to fill unfilled positions from the prior year, not for salary increases, promotions, or other employee benefits. This ensures personal services funds cannot be transferred to other budget categories and must comply with the state's Variable Compensation Plan. The bill directly affects state agencies managing personnel budgets by formalizing their FY2026 funding constraints.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower Current version · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to shift its focus from bringing forward multiple existing funding allocations to primarily amending specific sections to adjust salaries, increase headcounts, and add new funding for the Athletic Commission, Child Protection Services, and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. This change significantly alters the bill's scope by removing the majority of the original funding provisions for various state departments and replacing them with targeted amendments for specific agencies.
Scope change
The bill's scope was substantially narrowed and restructured. It no longer serves as a comprehensive vehicle to bring forward funding for over a dozen state agencies. Instead, it now functions as a targeted amendment bill affecting only the Athletic Commission, Child Protection Services, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Finance and Administration.
FISCAL

Removed the funding allocations and headcount authorizations for the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Human Services, Mississippi Library Commission, Department of Finance and Administration, Broadband Expansion, Mississippi Development Authority, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Department of Public Safety, and Division of Medicaid.

Added a new section to amend the Athletic Commission to set the Chairman's annual salary at $43,060.00.

Added a new section to amend Child Protection Services to increase the authorized headcount for time-limited positions to 412.

Added a new section to amend the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to provide $3,743,000 from the State NG911 Fund for startup costs of a new program.

Modified the Department of Finance and Administration section to significantly increase total funds from $26.4 million to $124.9 million and increase permanent headcount from 300 to 1,507.

Modified the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency section to increase permanent headcount from 122 to 412.

SCOPE

Removed the 'For the Purpose of Possible Amendment' language that was included for the Emergency Management Agency and Medicaid sections in the original version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

520
Passed
Total votes 52
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Filed
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred To Appropriations
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Appropriations A
lower
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John Read
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