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Votes at a glance: Key supplemental appropriations and technical bills approved in Senate special session
Summary
The Mississippi Senate passed a package of supplemental appropriations and technical corrections during the special session. This roundup lists major measures the chamber approved on roll-call votes and notes items flagged for governor review or further follow-up.
The Mississippi Senate completed votes on a wide slate of supplemental appropriations and technical corrections during the special session. Below are selected votes and outcomes taken on the floor; all measures were considered and passed by recorded roll call except where noted.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 42 (Department of Education supplemental appropriation): Passed (Senate action: $2,114,281,503). Senate added recurring and one‑time program increases; bill transmitted to governor.
- Appropriation for Mississippi Public Broadcasting / ETV (MPB): Passed (Senate action noted $15,191,000). Included tower maintenance and one-time funding for operations as explained on the floor.
- House Bill 24 / Library Commission appropriations: Passed (Senate action: $16,023,703). Restored certain grant draws and funded health insurance increases for state libraries.
- Attorney General appropriation: Passed (Senate action reported $46,396,192). The budget added funds for children’s advocacy centers, human‑trafficking authority changes and vacancy funding.
- Public Defender appropriations (pilot included): Passed (Senate action: $5,219,135; pilot one‑time funds $668,000). Senate debate flagged a House‑added limitation and sought program details.
- Department of Health supplemental (House Bill 13): Passed (Senate action reported $597,145,247). Senators identified a problematic $1.96M earmark to Methodist Rehabilitation; the governor was expected to correct the line item to avoid CMS issues.
- Child Protective Services supplemental: Passed (Senate action recorded; senators noted a deficit request of roughly $27,000,000 for out‑of‑state placements and other high costs).
- Department of Human Services, Medicaid and other agency appropriations: Passed by roll call (multiple items on the supplemental calendar; Senate used recorded roll calls for final passage).
Procedural notes
- Several amendments offered on the floor were ruled non‑germane under joint rules (including a proposal to transfer $138 million from the rainy‑day fund to offset ESSER liquidation impacts). Where technical or legal conflicts were identified (for example, the DOH/Methodist line), senators passed the overall bill then relied on the governor’s line‑item authority or on later statutory fixes.
What happens next
- Passed bills were enrolled and sent to the governor for signature or line‑item veto. Senators asked departments to return with technical clarifications, cost breakdowns and reporting requirements for pilots or new programs (notably the MPB distance‑learning program and the public‑defender pilot).
