HB 1757 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; Attorney General.

HB 1757 appropriates $30.39 million from Mississippi’s general fund and $9.65 million from special funds to cover the operating costs of the Attorney General’s Office for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026). It authorizes 91 permanent and 205 time-limited full-time staff positions while restricting fund use to prevent replacing federal funds or increasing salaries for current employees without new funding. The bill requires the office to maintain detailed financial records, adhere to performance targets (like 93% affirmation of criminal convictions), and report budget usage to the Legislature. These provisions ensure funds are used efficiently for core operations, as defined by the Mississippi Performance Budget Act.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add detailed performance measures, clarify funding allocations for specific programs, and include new sections on administrative requirements and restrictions. The changes expand transparency by requiring quarterly reporting and establish specific targets for litigation outcomes, training effectiveness, and customer service metrics for the Attorney General's office.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a general appropriation to include specific program funding allocations, performance metrics, and administrative requirements for the Attorney General's office.

FISCAL

Added Section 7 allocating $1,000,000 for the Prosecutors Training Division, Section 8 providing $680,000 for Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement, and Section 9 allocating $5,690,346 for various court assessment programs including crime victims compensation and cyber crime unit.

Added authorized headcount details showing 91 permanent full-time positions and 205 time-limited full-time positions.

REQUIREMENT

Added Section 10 allocating $100,000 for administering the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.

Added Section 9 requiring quarterly expenditure reports to be submitted to Appropriation Committee chairmen by the 15th day of the month following each calendar quarter.

Added Sections 11 through 16 covering restrictions on related-party employment, expenditure limitations, preference for Mississippi Industries for the Blind, litigation defense funding, payment procedures, and effective date.

Reorganized and expanded performance measures to include specific targets for litigation outcomes, training ratings, and customer service metrics such as response times and complaint handling.

TECHNICAL

Reformatted bill header and section numbering to reflect 'As Passed the House' status with updated legislative session information.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 12, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

35 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors