MS SB2923

Appropriates $42,095,644.00 from the State General Fund and $22,842,849.00 from special funds to the Mississippi Department of Revenue for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022) to cover operations including the Homestead Exemption Division, Motor Vehicle Comptroller functions, Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, and Bureau of Telecommunications.

Authorizes 820 permanent full-time positions for the Department of Revenue and restricts salary increases to no more than 3% annually per the Colonel Guy Groff State Variable Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2022.

Appropriates $79,013,472.00 to reimburse counties, road districts, school districts, and municipal separate school districts for tax losses resulting from homestead property tax exemptions under Mississippi Code Section 27-33-1 et seq.

Appropriates $5,300,000.00 to the License Tag Commission ($500,000 from Capital Expense Fund and $4,800,000 from License Tag Commission funds) for purchasing motor vehicle license tags manufactured within Mississippi.

Allocates $811,740.00 for Municipal Court Collections Program ($405,870.00) and Justice Court Collections Program ($405,870.00), and caps rent expenses for the department's Clinton headquarters at $2,590,000.00.