Appropriation; Department of Mental Health to expand outpatient and community-based services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.

HB 883 appropriates $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to Mississippi's Department of Mental Health for expanding outpatient and community-based mental health services. It directly affects former state inmates who were diagnosed with a mental illness while incarcerated in a state correctional facility and are no longer incarcerated. The bill requires the Department to distribute up to $500,000 of this funding to community mental health centers to support these services. The funds are designated for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, effective July 1, 2026.