SB 3057 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Appropriation; IHL - Mississippi State University - Cooperative Extension Service.

SB 3057 appropriates $34.37 million from general funds and $18.51 million from special sources (including $1.15 million from the Education Enhancement Fund) for the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service’s fiscal year 2027 operations. The bill mandates that these funds support specific program areas: Agriculture, Family and Consumer Education, Natural Resources, 4-H, and Business/Community Development in all counties. It requires the agency to meet detailed performance targets, such as delivering 270,000 educational contacts in Agriculture and 370,000 total contacts in Natural Resources. The bill also prohibits using general funds to replace federal or special funds and directs reporting on performance metrics for the 2028 budget request.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill was amended to increase total funding for the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, raising the general appropriation by approximately $241,395 and the special source funds by $241,395. The changes specifically allocate the additional funds to provide salary increases for professors and adjunct professors at Mississippi State University. The bill also renumbered sections to accommodate these new provisions and removed a sunset clause, making the act permanent.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a specific allocation for salary increases for Extension Service faculty at Mississippi State University.

FISCAL

The general appropriation amount was increased from $34,365,575.00 to $34,365,575.00 (note: the diff shows a line break change but the total sum in Section 1 remains numerically identical in the provided text, however Section 2 funding increased from $18,508,182.00 to $18,749,577.00, a net increase of $241,395.00).

The amount of special source funds derived from the Education Enhancement Fund was increased from $1,150,000.00 to $1,391,395.00.

A new Section 12 was added to allocate $241,395.00 of the special source funds specifically for a salary increase equivalent to $2,000.00 for all professors and adjunct professors at the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service.

TIMELINE

The original Section 13, which contained a sunset clause repealing the act after June 30, 2026, was removed.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered, shifting the effective date provision from Section 13 to Section 14.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 52

Feb 19, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Adopted

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Filed

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations E;Appropriations A

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors