Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: State agencies; prohibit spending for private personal or professional services unless such cannot be provided by another state agency.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM EXPENDING FUNDS FOR PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FROM A PRIVATE SOURCE WITHOUT FIRST CERTIFYING THAT SUCH SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE THROUGH AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER STATE AGENCY AT NO COST TO THE PROCURING AGENCY; TO CREATE THE SHARED HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAM WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI STATE PERSONNEL BOARD, AND PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL SERVE AS THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR ANY STATE AGENCY WITH AN APPROPRIATED HEADCOUNT OF FEWER THAN THIRTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL SERVE AS THE ACCOUNTING AND PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT FOR ANY STATE AGENCY WITH AN APPROPRIATED HEADCOUNT OF FEWER THAN THIRTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | unknown |
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-23 | Latest Action | (S) Conferees Named Hopson,DeBar,McCaughn |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1646 | Disaster Trust Fund; increase transfer limits and update to current budget standards. | enrolled |
| SB 2477 | Rural Health Transformation Fund monies; require certain recipients of to be subject to competitive bidding process. | unknown |
| SB 2588 | Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act; create. | unknown |
| SB 3065 | Appropriation; Ethics Commission. | unknown |
| SB 2471 | State Treasury Efficiency and Transparency Act; enact. | failed |
| HB 1637 | Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel; create under State Department of Health. | unknown |
| SB 2103 | School counselors; delete requirement of counselors to abide by the American School Counselor Association Code of Ethics. | unknown |
| HB 925 | Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability Reform (CLEAR) Act; create. | unknown |