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Mississippi Legislature appropriates $1.68 billion to Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2027
Original title: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.
Last action · April 6, 2026: 04/06 Approved by GovernorSponsors: Clay Deweese and 8 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1909 appropriates $94,690,585 from the State General Fund and $1,588,817,339 from special funds to defray the expenses of the Department of Human Services for 2027, beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. The measure sets personnel caps, mandates competitive procurement for TANF subgrants, and allocates specific funds for child support administration, meal programs, and youth development.
Why it matters
The legislation determines operational funding and staffing levels for state-administered safety net programs, public assistance distribution, and child support enforcement services throughout Mississippi.
Background
- The Mississippi Department of Human Services administers major public assistance programs including TANF, SNAP, child support enforcement, and social services throughout the state. context
- House Bill 1909 is part of the annual appropriations legislative cycle to fund state agencies for the upcoming fiscal year. 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
Department of Human Services
Receives operational appropriations, staffing headcount limits, and statutory spending conditions for fiscal year 2027.
Directly affected
TANF subgrantees
Must use competitive procurement, submit monthly cost and client reports, and face restrictions on funding advances and expense reimbursements.
Directly affected
Mississippi Industries for the Blind
Must be given purchasing preference when bids for commodities or equipment are equal or when purchases are made without competitive bidding.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the total funding appropriated to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2027?
The department receives $94,690,585 from the State General Fund and $1,588,817,339 from special funds, totaling over $1.68 billion.
What new restrictions apply to organizations receiving TANF subgrants?
Subgrantees must undergo competitive procurement, submit detailed monthly reports on costs and clients, cannot receive funding advances exceeding sixty days, and are reimbursed only after providing approved documentation.
How much money is specifically allocated for the Home Delivered Meals Program?
The bill provides $1,000,000 for the support of the Home Delivered Meals Program.
What else do you want to know?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
23 actions- Apr 6, 2026Governor of MississippiEnrolled04/06 Approved by Governor
- Apr 1, 2026SenateEnrolled04/01 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Apr 1, 2026HouseEnrolled04/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 30, 2026House03/30 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- Mar 29, 2026SenateFloor03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
- Mar 29, 2026House03/29 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Summers, Deweese)
Show 17 earlier actions
- Mar 29, 2026HouseFloor03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
- Mar 27, 2026Senate03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 27, 2026House03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed
- Mar 19, 2026Senate03/19 (S) Conferees Named Hopson,Blackwell,Sparks
- Mar 19, 2026House03/19 (H) Conferees Named Deweese,Cockerham,Turner
- 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 A2
- Feb 17, 2026House02/17 (H) DR - TSDP: A2 To AP
- Feb 16, 2026HouseCommittee02/16 (H) Referred To Appropriations C;Appropriations A
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03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
Total
113
- Yes
- 74
- No
- 35
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 4
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (113)
Elliot BurchParty not recordedyes
Jody SteversonParty not recordedyes
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedno
Brent PowellParty not recordedyes
Zakiya SummersParty not recordedno
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Kenji HollowayParty not recordedno
Mark TullosParty not recordedyes
Rickey ThompsonParty not recordedno
Steve HorneParty not recordedyes
Justin CrosbyParty not recordednot voting
Shane BarnettParty not recordedyes
Jeramey AndersonParty not recordedno
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Daryl PorterParty not recordedno
Jerry TurnerParty not recordedyes
Randy BoydParty not recordedyes
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Karl GibbsParty not recordedyes
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Greg HollowayParty not recordedno
Casey EureParty not recordedyes
Sam MimsParty not recordedyes
Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Robert JohnsonParty not recordedno
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Troy SmithParty not recordedyes
89 more members
Keith JacksonParty not recordednot voting
Jeffrey HulumParty not recordedno
Justis GibbsParty not recordedno
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Jim EstradaParty not recordedno
Joey HoodParty not recordedyes
Otis AnthonyParty not recordedno
Lance VarnerParty not recordedyes
Manly BartonParty not recordedyes
Earle BanksParty not recordedno
Bryant ClarkParty not recordedno
Karl OliverParty not recordedyes
Jeffery HarnessParty not recordedno
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Greg HaneyParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
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Bill PigottParty not recordedyes
Becky CurrieParty not recordedyes
Percy WatsonParty not recordedno
Celeste HurstParty not recordedyes
Clay MansellParty not recordedyes
Brad MattoxParty not recordedyes
Lawrence BlackmonParty not recordedno
Sam CreekmoreParty not recordedyes
Lataisha JacksonParty not recordedno
Kimberly RemakParty not recordedyes
Missy McGeeParty not recordedyes
Cheikh TaylorParty not recordedno
Carolyn CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Brent AndersonParty not recordedyes
Chuck BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Shane AguirreParty not recordedyes
Steve MassengillParty not recordedyes
Omeria ScottParty not recordedno
Josh HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Fred ShanksParty not recordedyes
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Richard BennettParty not recordedyes
Kabir KarriemParty not recordedno
Kent McCartyParty not recordednot voting
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Chris BellParty not recordedno
John FaulknerParty not recordedno
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Zack GradyParty not recordedyes
Steve LottParty not recordedyes
Justin KeenParty not recordednot voting
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordedno
Carl MickensParty not recordedyes
Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
Beth WaldoParty not recordedyes
Jonathan McMillanParty not recordedyes
Dana McLeanParty not recordedyes
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Oscar DentonParty not recordedno
Willie BaileyParty not recordedno
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Randy RushingParty not recordedyes
Solomon OsborneParty not recordedno
Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Stephanie FosterParty not recordedno
Trey LamarParty not recordedyes
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
Kevin HoranParty not recordedyes
Andy BoydParty not recordedyes
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Timmy LadnerParty not recordedyes
Jill FordParty not recordedyes
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Gene NewmanParty not recordedyes
Jimmy FondrenParty not recordedyes
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedno
Kevin FelsherParty not recordedyes
Angela CockerhamParty not recordedyes
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordedno
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedno
Jansen OwenParty not recordedyes
Gregory ElliottParty not recordedno
Doc HarrisParty not recordedyes
Billy Adam CalvertParty not recordedyes
John ReadParty not recordedyes
Kevin FordParty not recordedyes
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedno
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Scott BoundsParty not recordedyes
Donnie BellParty not recordedyes
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Grace Butler-WashingtonParty not recordedno
Jeff HaleParty not recordedyes
Robert SandersParty not recordedno
Vince MangoldParty not recordedyes
Show 3 earlier roll calls
03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
Total
49
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedyes
Rod HickmanParty not recordedyes
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedyes
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
Andy BerryParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
Daniel SparksParty not recordedyes
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Dean KirbyParty not recordedyes
Joey FillinganeParty not recordedyes
Briggs HopsonParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Kevin BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Neil WhaleyParty not recordedyes
Johnny DuPreeParty not recordedyes
Chuck YoungerParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
Lane TaylorParty not recordedyes
25 more members
Bart WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Justin PopeParty not recordedyes
Kathy ChismParty not recordedyes
Walter MichelParty not recordedyes
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedyes
Sollie NorwoodParty not recordedyes
Angela HillParty not recordedyes
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
Reginald JacksonParty not recordedyes
Josh HarkinsParty not recordedyes
Joel CarterParty not recordedyes
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
Albert ButlerParty not recordedyes
Bradford BlackmonParty 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)
Daniel SparksParty not recordedyes
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Angela HillParty not recordedyes
Walter MichelParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Joel CarterParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Kathy ChismParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedyes
Dean KirbyParty not recordedyes
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
Reginald JacksonParty not recordedyes
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Rod HickmanParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Justin PopeParty not recordedyes
24 more members
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
Albert ButlerParty not recordedyes
Lane TaylorParty not recordedyes
Bart WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
Kevin BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Johnny DuPreeParty not recordedyes
Briggs HopsonParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
Bradford BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Joey FillinganeParty not recordedyes
Andy BerryParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Josh HarkinsParty not recordednot voting
Neil WhaleyParty not recordedyes
Sollie NorwoodParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
02/19 (H) Passed
Total
114
- Yes
- 112
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (114)
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Randy BoydParty not recordedyes
Jody SteversonParty not recordedyes
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Kevin FordParty not recordedyes
Timmy LadnerParty not recordedyes
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedyes
Justin KeenParty not recordedyes
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Karl GibbsParty not recordedyes
Missy McGeeParty not recordedyes
Joey HoodParty not recordedyes
Gregory ElliottParty not recordedyes
Kevin HoranParty not recordedyes
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Trey LamarParty not recordedyes
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Jeffrey HulumParty not recordedyes
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
Clay MansellParty not recordedyes
Solomon OsborneParty not recordedyes
90 more members
Chuck BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordedyes
Bob EvansParty not recordedyes
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Lance VarnerParty not recordedyes
Lataisha JacksonParty not recordedyes
Doc HarrisParty not recordedyes
Brad MattoxParty not recordedyes
Greg HaneyParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Shane BarnettParty not recordedyes
Troy SmithParty not recordedyes
Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Mark TullosParty not recordedyes
Dana McLeanParty not recordedyes
Robert SandersParty not recordedyes
Stephanie FosterParty not recordedyes
Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
Beth WaldoParty not recordedyes
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Jill FordParty not recordedyes
Willie BaileyParty not recordedyes
Donnie BellParty not recordedyes
Bill PigottParty not recordedyes
Jerry TurnerParty not recordedyes
Greg HollowayParty not recordedyes
Carolyn CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Steve MassengillParty not recordedyes
Earle BanksParty not recordedyes
Billy Adam CalvertParty not recordedyes
Jimmy FondrenParty not recordedyes
Shanda YatesParty not recordedyes
Scott BoundsParty not recordedyes
Carl MickensParty not recordedyes
Fred ShanksParty not recordedyes
Richard BennettParty not recordedyes
Kabir KarriemParty not recordedyes
Jeff HaleParty not recordedyes
Daryl PorterParty not recordedyes
Kent McCartyParty not recordedyes
John ReadParty not recordedyes
Robert JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordedyes
Keith JacksonParty not recordedyes
Lawrence BlackmonParty not recordedyes
Sam MimsParty not recordedyes
Omeria ScottParty not recordedyes
Becky CurrieParty not recordedyes
Kenji HollowayParty not recordedyes
Zack GradyParty not recordedyes
Percy WatsonParty not recordedyes
Vince MangoldParty not recordedyes
Steve LottParty not recordedyes
Kevin FelsherParty not recordedyes
Chris BellParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
Casey EureParty not recordedyes
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedyes
John FaulknerParty not recordednot voting
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedyes
Angela CockerhamParty not recordedyes
Justin CrosbyParty not recordedyes
Celeste HurstParty not recordedyes
Gene NewmanParty not recordedyes
Jim EstradaParty not recordedyes
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Kimberly RemakParty not recordedyes
Steve HorneParty not recordedyes
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Josh HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Brent PowellParty not recordedyes
Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
Brent AndersonParty not recordedyes
Justis GibbsParty not recordednot voting
Zakiya SummersParty not recordedyes
Sam CreekmoreParty not recordedyes
Otis AnthonyParty not recordedyes
Manly BartonParty not recordedyes
Bryant ClarkParty not recordedyes
Jonathan McMillanParty not recordedyes
Shane AguirreParty not recordedyes
Karl OliverParty not recordedyes
Andy BoydParty not recordedyes
Elliot BurchParty not recordedyes
Cheikh TaylorParty not recordedyes
Jeramey AndersonParty not recordedyes
Randy RushingParty not recordedyes
Jeffery HarnessParty not recordedyes
Oscar DentonParty not recordedyes
Rickey ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Jansen OwenParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
policy shift100% confidence
Stricter Subgrant Oversight
The bill imposes mandatory monthly reporting, competitive procurement, and limits on funding advances for all TANF subgrantees.
financial connection100% confidence
Inter-agency Fund Transfers
The measure mandates specific funding transfers from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety.
Connected Entities
OrganizationMississippi Industries for the Blind“Given preference in commodity and equipment purchases”Map →
OrganizationMississippi State Personnel Board“Oversees variable compensation plan and personnel costs”Map →
OrganizationDepartment of Public Safety“Receives funds for the Juvenile Facility Monitoring Unit”Map →
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