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MS SB3067

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Briggs Hopson

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $165,175,650 from the State General Fund and $111,469,804 from the State Treasury to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027).

  • Authorizes 1,685 permanent positions and 66 time-limited positions, with total personal services funding of $152,983,366, including $4,189,954 designated for vacancy funding to fill unfilled positions.

  • Requires the Mississippi Department of Transportation to provide $5,000,000 to support the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division operations.

  • Establishes performance targets including a 5% decrease in highway fatalities, 68,000 criminal investigations, 674,506 driver's licenses/ID cards issued, 1,200 autopsies performed, and 6,000,000 trucks weighed.

  • Prohibits use of funds for quota-based speed limit citations and restricts fund transfers for public relations activities at other state agencies.

Legislative Description

Appropriation; Public Safety, Department of.

Last Action

Returned For Concurrence

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations C2/24/2026
Appropriations2/17/2026

Full Bill Text

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