HB 1628 Summary

• Appropriates $7,252,217.00 from the General Fund and $937,470.00 from special funds to the Mississippi State Supreme Court for fiscal year 2023, with 70 authorized permanent positions.

• Appropriates $27,129,175.00 from the General Fund and $4,192,368.00 from special funds for special judges, chancellors, and circuit judges, with 109 authorized permanent positions and $8,720,000.00 allocated for judge support staff at up to $80,000 per judge per fiscal year.

• Appropriates $14,970,528.00 from the General Fund and $28,007,212.00 from special funds to the Administrative Office of Courts, with 40 authorized permanent positions and funding for Drug Courts ($6,500,000.00), Youth Court Support ($1,875,000.00), and electronic court systems.

• Appropriates $5,097,224.00 from the General Fund and $1,588,856.00 from special funds to the Court of Appeals, with 58 authorized permanent positions.

• Appropriates $3,227,683.00 in federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund money for temporary special judges to address child protection services case backlogs and supplementary court operations responding to COVID-19 effects.