SB 3037 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriation; Information Technology Services, Department of.

SB 3037 appropriates $26.5 million from the State General Fund and $21.5 million from a special fund to cover the operational expenses of Mississippi's Department of Information Technology Services (DITS) for fiscal year 2026. It also allocates $11.9 million for the Wireless Communication Commission's expenses, requiring compliance with state procurement laws. The bill authorizes 132 permanent positions for DITS and 9 for the Commission, with strict rules prohibiting the use of these funds for salary increases beyond minimums, promotions, or replacing federal funds. Additionally, it permits a $750,000 transfer to DITS' revolving fund for cash flow management, requiring repayment before year-end.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 7 edits

MODERATE

SB 3037 was amended to add funding for the Wireless Communication Commission and create new sections regarding legislative ethics, budget reporting, and procurement preferences. The bill also added a reappropriation for IT system upgrades and clarified the effective dates.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely funding the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services to also include the Wireless Communication Commission and state IT system upgrades.

FISCAL

Added $11,921,557.00 appropriation for the Wireless Communication Commission to defray its expenses for fiscal year 2026.

Added $1,500,000.00 reappropriation from the Capital Expense Fund for IT system upgrades and maintenance.

REQUIREMENT

Added Section 7 prohibiting any funds from being used to make payments to state legislators, officials, or WCC members.

Added Section 8 requiring detailed accounting records and budget requests for fiscal year 2027.

Added Section 9 establishing preference for the Mississippi Industries for the Blind in procurement when bids are equal.

Added Section 10 requiring compliance with state debt limitation laws.

TIMELINE

Modified the effective date to take effect July 1, 2025, and repealed from June 30, 2025, instead of the original June 30, 2026 repeal date.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 19, 2025

D Democratic16

16 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican35

34 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors