SB 3090 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.

Mississippi Senate Bill 3090 allocates $56.8 million from the General Fund and $25 million from special funds to cover the operating costs of the Mississippi Department of Revenue for fiscal year 2027. This includes funding for its Homestead Exemption Division, Motor Vehicle Comptroller, Alcohol Beverage Control Division, Enforcement Division, and reimbursement to counties and school districts for tax losses due to homestead exemptions. The bill also specifies that $44.7 million must be used exclusively for "Personal Services" (salaries, wages, and fringe benefits) with strict limits on staffing levels (604 permanent positions) and prohibits using these funds for promotions or salary increases beyond approved levels. It requires the State Personnel Board to monitor spending to ensure compliance with annual budget caps and prohibits using general funds to replace other funding sources.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was finalized and sent to the Governor with updated funding totals, increasing the overall appropriation by $1.48 million and the personal services budget by $1.47 million. Specific line items for fringe benefits and vacancy funding were raised to support additional staff costs. The timeline for adjusting vacancy funding was extended from February 1 to March 1, 2026, and the effective date of the act was changed to remove a repeal clause, ensuring the budget remains in force for the full fiscal year.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on appropriating funds for the Mississippi Department of Revenue, but the financial scope has expanded to cover higher personnel costs.

FISCAL

The total appropriation increased from $56,806,396 to $58,282,512, and the specific allocation for Personal Services increased from $44,713,952 to $46,190,068.

Fringe benefits funding increased from $43,724,882 to $44,878,326, and Vacancy Funding increased from $989,070 to $1,311,742.

Section 17 funding for the ABC Warehouse was significantly reduced from $2,775,000 to $210,000 and restricted to technology purchases, repairs, and upgrades from the Capital Expense Fund.

TIMELINE

The deadline for proportionally adjusting Vacancy Funding based on filled headcounts was changed from February 1, 2026, to March 1, 2026.

The effective date clause was modified to remove the provision repealing the act after June 30, 2026, ensuring the budget applies for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and punctuation updates were made throughout the text, including standardizing quotation marks and fixing line breaks.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026 · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 52

Feb 19, 2026

D Democratic18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Adopted

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Filed

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To House

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors