Appropriation; Motor Vehicle Commission.
SB 3082 appropriates $384,213 for the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission's operations during fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027). It specifically allocates $274,515 for "Personal Services" (employee salaries, wages, and benefits) to cover 3 permanent staff positions, with strict rules prohibiting fund transfers to other categories or exceeding the budget. The bill requires the commission to comply with Mississippi’s Variable Compensation Plan and ensures funds are used only for authorized staff positions, not promotions or salary increases for current employees. This is a procedural funding measure with no new policy changes, directly affecting the Motor Vehicle Commission’s staffing budget.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026
Signed Mar 25, 2026
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MODERATE
SB 3082 moved from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor,' indicating it cleared both chambers. The total appropriation for the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission increased by $1,017 (from $384,213 to $385,230), driven primarily by a $3,386 increase in Personal Services funding (from $274,515 to $277,901). The remaining changes are formatting and typographical corrections with no substantive policy impact.
FISCAL
Total appropriation for the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission increased from $384,213.00 to $385,230.00 for fiscal year 2027.
Personal Services funding (Special Funds) increased from $274,515.00 to $277,901.00, covering employee salaries, wages, and fringe benefits for the same 3 permanent headcount positions.
TECHNICAL
Minor grammatical correction in Section 5: 'their appropriation' changed to 'its appropriation' to agree with the singular subject 'state agency.'
Extensive formatting changes including line-break reflow, replacement of curly quotation marks with straight quotes, and spacing normalization throughout the bill. No substantive policy effect.
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
94% Yea
R
Republican34
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Amend From House
upper
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 D;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
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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