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Mississippi Legislature appropriates funds for state courts, judicial salaries, and legal programs for fiscal year 2027
Original title: Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Last action · April 8, 2026: 04/08 Approved by GovernorSponsors: Sam Mims and 8 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1931 enacts the 2027 budget for the Mississippi State Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, trial judges, Administrative Office of Courts, and related judicial agencies, effective July 1, 2026. The legislation allocates state general funds and special funds for judicial operations, salary increases, drug courts, youth court systems, and electronic court upgrades.
Why it matters
The measure establishes operational funding, authorized headcount limits, and judicial salaries across Mississippi's state court system for 2027, affecting court administration, judges, support personnel, and specialized intervention programs.
Background
- House Bill 1931 is an annual appropriations measure introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature to fund the state's judicial branch for fiscal year 2027. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
Mississippi State Supreme Court
Receives operational funding, authorized headcount allocations, and budget instructions for fiscal year 2027.
Directly affected
Special judges, chancellors and circuit judges
Receives appropriations for expenses, support staff funding, and salary adjustments.
Directly affected
Administrative Office of Courts
Receives funding to administer court programs, electronic court systems, youth court support, and drug court reimbursements.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $6,684,374.00 from the State General Fund and $1,427,641.00 from special funds to the Mississippi State Supreme Court for fiscal year 2027, authorizing 60 permanent positions.
- Appropriates $40,011,007.00 from the State General Fund and $24,495,094.00 from special funds for special judges, chancellors, and circuit judges, authorizing 123 permanent positions and providing $15,600,000.00 for support staff.
- Appropriates $17,790,761.00 from the State General Fund and $24,210,294.00 from special funds for the Administrative Office of Courts and the Board of Certified Court Reporters.
- Provides $6,000,000.00 exclusively to defray adult felony Drug Court Program costs and $2,000,000.00 from the Opioid Settlement Fund for substance abuse intervention in adult felony drug courts.
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- Allocates $8,750,000.00 from the Capital Expense Fund to replace the Youth Courts system of record and provides $2,500,000.00 for the Youth Court Support Fund.
- Establishes new state salaries for judicial officers: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at $194,171.00; Presiding Justices at $190,614.00; Associate Justices at $187,625.00; Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals at $182,624.00; Associate Judges at $179,871.00; and Chancery and Circuit Judges at $171,063.00.
- Appropriates $332,997.00 from the Continuing Legal Education Fund and $383,426.00 for the Board of Bar Admissions for fiscal year 2027.
- Takes effect and is in force from and after July 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much funding is allocated for the Mississippi State Supreme Court for fiscal year 2027?
The bill appropriates $6,684,374.00 from the State General Fund and $1,427,641.00 from special funds to the Mississippi State Supreme Court.
What funds are provided for adult felony drug courts?
The measure provides $6,000,000.00 from Section 8 funds exclusively for adult felony Drug Court Programs and an additional $2,000,000.00 from the Opioid Settlement Fund for targeted substance abuse intervention.
What is the new annual salary for Chancery and Circuit Judges under the bill?
Chancery and Circuit Judges receive an annual salary of $171,063.00 under Section 44.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Apr 8, 2026Governor of MississippiEnrolled04/08 Approved by Governor
- Apr 1, 2026SenateEnrolled04/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Apr 1, 2026HouseEnrolled04/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 29, 2026SenateFloor03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
- Mar 29, 2026HouseFloor03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
- Mar 27, 2026Senate03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed
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- Mar 27, 2026House03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 19, 2026Senate03/19 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,Wiggins,Sparks
- Mar 19, 2026House03/19 (H) Conferees Named Mims,Hood,Cockerham
- Mar 18, 2026House03/18 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
- Mar 13, 2026Senate03/13 (S) Returned For Concurrence
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloor03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
- Mar 12, 2026Senate03/12 (S) Amended
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommittee03/12 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
- Feb 27, 2026SenateCommittee02/27 (S) Referred To Appropriations
- Feb 20, 2026House02/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloor02/19 (H) Passed
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee02/18 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
- Feb 18, 2026House02/18 (H) DR - TSDP: AP To A3
- Feb 17, 2026House02/17 (H) DR - TSDP: A3 To AP
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommittee02/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations D;Appropriations A
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03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
Total
113
- Yes
- 108
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 4
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (113)
Otis AnthonyParty not recordedyes
Solomon OsborneParty not recordedyes
Lataisha JacksonParty not recordedyes
Bill PigottParty not recordedyes
Scott BoundsParty not recordedyes
Greg HollowayParty not recordedyes
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
John ReadParty not recordedyes
Willie BaileyParty not recordedyes
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Brad MattoxParty not recordedyes
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedyes
Shane AguirreParty not recordedyes
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Brent AndersonParty not recordedyes
Gene NewmanParty not recordedyes
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Richard BennettParty not recordedyes
Josh HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Zack GradyParty not recordedyes
Celeste HurstParty not recordedyes
Carl MickensParty not recordedyes
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedyes
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Lawrence BlackmonParty not recordedyes
89 more members
Carolyn CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Earle BanksParty not recordedyes
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordedyes
John FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Kimberly RemakParty not recordedyes
Jody SteversonParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordednot voting
Sam MimsParty not recordedyes
Percy WatsonParty not recordedyes
Karl OliverParty not recordedyes
Stephanie FosterParty not recordedyes
Elliot BurchParty not recordedyes
Randy BoydParty not recordedyes
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Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
Jimmy FondrenParty not recordedyes
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Casey EureParty not recordedyes
Kenji HollowayParty not recordedyes
Trey LamarParty not recordedyes
Troy SmithParty not recordedyes
Jill FordParty not recordedyes
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Jansen OwenParty not recordedyes
Kevin FelsherParty not recordedyes
Jerry TurnerParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
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Justin CrosbyParty not recordedyes
Missy McGeeParty not recordedyes
Karl GibbsParty not recordedyes
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Angela CockerhamParty not recordedyes
Cheikh TaylorParty not recordedyes
Jeff HaleParty not recordedyes
Justis GibbsParty not recordednot voting
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Billy Adam CalvertParty not recordedyes
Gregory ElliottParty not recordedyes
Kent McCartyParty not recordedyes
Becky CurrieParty not recordednot voting
Steve LottParty not recordedyes
Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Beth WaldoParty not recordedyes
Vince MangoldParty not recordedyes
Clay MansellParty not recordedyes
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Justin KeenParty not recordedyes
Greg HaneyParty not recordedyes
Jeffrey HulumParty not recordedyes
Dana McLeanParty not recordedyes
Robert JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Sam CreekmoreParty not recordedyes
Steve HorneParty not recordedyes
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Jim EstradaParty not recordedyes
Zakiya SummersParty not recordedyes
Joey HoodParty not recordedyes
Bryant ClarkParty not recordedyes
Steve MassengillParty not recordedyes
Randy RushingParty not recordedyes
Mark TullosParty not recordedyes
Jeffery HarnessParty not recordedyes
Jeramey AndersonParty not recordedyes
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Bob EvansParty not recordedyes
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Jonathan McMillanParty not recordedyes
Manly BartonParty not recordedyes
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Donnie BellParty not recordedyes
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Brent PowellParty not recordedyes
Omeria ScottParty not recordedno
Timmy LadnerParty not recordednot voting
Chuck BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Andy BoydParty not recordedyes
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Kabir KarriemParty not recordedyes
Robert SandersParty not recordedyes
Doc HarrisParty not recordedyes
Keith JacksonParty not recordedyes
Kevin FordParty not recordedyes
Shane BarnettParty not recordedyes
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedyes
Kevin HoranParty not recordedyes
Rickey ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Lance VarnerParty not recordedyes
Fred ShanksParty not recordedyes
Daryl PorterParty not recordedyes
Chris BellParty not recordedyes
Oscar DentonParty not recordedyes
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03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
Total
49
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
Joel CarterParty not recordedyes
Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Angela HillParty not recordedyes
Reginald JacksonParty not recordedyes
Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Justin PopeParty not recordedyes
Neil WhaleyParty not recordedyes
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Briggs HopsonParty not recordedyes
Andy BerryParty not recordedyes
Walter MichelParty not recordedyes
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedyes
Johnny DuPreeParty not recordedyes
Kathy ChismParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Rod HickmanParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Joey FillinganeParty not recordedyes
25 more members
Bart WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedyes
Dean KirbyParty not recordedyes
Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Josh HarkinsParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
Kevin BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Albert ButlerParty not recordedyes
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Lane TaylorParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Sollie NorwoodParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedyes
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
Chuck YoungerParty not recordedyes
Bradford BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Daniel SparksParty not recordedyes
03/12 (S) Passed As Amended
Total
48
- Yes
- 47
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (48)
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Albert ButlerParty not recordedyes
Reginald JacksonParty not recordedyes
Kathy ChismParty not recordedyes
Daniel SparksParty not recordedyes
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Dean KirbyParty not recordedyes
Briggs HopsonParty not recordedyes
Neil WhaleyParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedyes
Andy BerryParty not recordedyes
Joey FillinganeParty not recordedyes
Lane TaylorParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Josh HarkinsParty not recordednot voting
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Angela HillParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
24 more members
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
Kevin BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Sollie NorwoodParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
Justin PopeParty not recordedyes
Bradford BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Joel CarterParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Rod HickmanParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Bart WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedyes
Johnny DuPreeParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedyes
Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Walter MichelParty not recordedyes
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
02/19 (H) Passed
Total
114
- Yes
- 114
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (114)
Jeffery HarnessParty not recordedyes
Kenji HollowayParty not recordedyes
Timmy LadnerParty not recordedyes
Steve HorneParty not recordedyes
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordedyes
Brent AndersonParty not recordedyes
Lataisha JacksonParty not recordedyes
Randy BoydParty not recordedyes
Brad MattoxParty not recordedyes
Richard BennettParty not recordedyes
Trey LamarParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
Robert JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Zakiya SummersParty not recordedyes
Jansen OwenParty not recordedyes
Billy Adam CalvertParty not recordedyes
Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
Daryl PorterParty not recordedyes
Justin CrosbyParty not recordedyes
Bill PigottParty not recordedyes
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Jimmy FondrenParty not recordedyes
Fred ShanksParty not recordedyes
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
90 more members
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Beth WaldoParty not recordedyes
John ReadParty not recordedyes
Carolyn CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Percy WatsonParty not recordedyes
Justin KeenParty not recordedyes
Doc HarrisParty not recordedyes
Kabir KarriemParty not recordedyes
Jeffrey HulumParty not recordedyes
Casey EureParty not recordedyes
Kevin HoranParty not recordedyes
Donnie BellParty not recordedyes
Shane AguirreParty not recordedyes
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Cheikh TaylorParty not recordedyes
Dana McLeanParty not recordedyes
Willie BaileyParty not recordedyes
Jim EstradaParty not recordedyes
Sam CreekmoreParty not recordedyes
Rickey ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Randy RushingParty not recordedyes
Carl MickensParty not recordedyes
Jerry TurnerParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Justis GibbsParty not recordedyes
Solomon OsborneParty not recordedyes
Otis AnthonyParty not recordedyes
Chuck BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Karl GibbsParty not recordedyes
Chris BellParty not recordedyes
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Vince MangoldParty not recordedyes
Robert SandersParty not recordedyes
Troy SmithParty not recordedyes
Kimberly RemakParty not recordedyes
Omeria ScottParty not recordedyes
Steve LottParty not recordedyes
Angela CockerhamParty not recordedyes
Greg HollowayParty not recordedyes
Kent McCartyParty not recordedyes
Clay MansellParty not recordedyes
Bryant ClarkParty not recordedyes
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Jeff HaleParty not recordedyes
Earle BanksParty not recordedyes
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Greg HaneyParty not recordedyes
Steve MassengillParty not recordedyes
Lawrence BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Jeramey AndersonParty not recordedyes
Sam MimsParty not recordedyes
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedyes
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Shane BarnettParty not recordedyes
Scott BoundsParty not recordedyes
Oscar DentonParty not recordedyes
Celeste HurstParty not recordedyes
Manly BartonParty not recordedyes
Brent PowellParty not recordedyes
Elliot BurchParty not recordedyes
Mark TullosParty not recordedyes
John FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Becky CurrieParty not recordedyes
Kevin FordParty not recordedyes
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Jody SteversonParty not recordedyes
Keith JacksonParty not recordedyes
Bob EvansParty not recordedyes
Andy BoydParty not recordedyes
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedyes
Kevin FelsherParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordedyes
Shanda YatesParty not recordedyes
Joey HoodParty not recordedyes
Gene NewmanParty not recordedyes
Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
Stephanie FosterParty not recordedyes
Zack GradyParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Josh HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Karl OliverParty not recordedyes
Lance VarnerParty not recordedyes
Gregory ElliottParty not recordedyes
Missy McGeeParty not recordedyes
Jonathan McMillanParty not recordedyes
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedyes
Jill FordParty not recordedyes
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Opioid Settlement Fund Integration
The legislation directly routes $2,000,000.00 from the Opioid Settlement Fund to support adult felony drug court substance abuse intervention programs.
Connected Entities
OrganizationMississippi State Supreme Court“Recipient of appropriations for Supreme Court expenses”Map →
OrganizationAdministrative Office of Courts“Recipient of appropriations and administrator of court funds”Map →
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