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Motor Vehicle Commission reports stable finances, plans database update

Senate Appropriations/Legislative Budget Committee · January 23, 2026
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Summary

The Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission reported stable finances with a trust account near $1.9 million and said it plans a database update with vendor quotes around $35,000; the agency is not requesting additional funds this session.

Jeff Jernigan, executive director of the Mississippi Motor Vehicle Commission, told lawmakers the agency was largely satisfied with the LBO budget recommendation and reported a trust account balance of about $1.9 million. "As of today, our trust account, holds about $1,900,000 in it," Jernigan said.

Jernigan said the agency plans to update its aging database (vendor outreach produced an initial quote near $35,000) but expects to cover the work without an immediate supplemental appropriation by phasing costs across fiscal years. He described occasional unspent funds retained to cover potential multiday hearings or mandatory litigation-related expenses and said the agency returns unspent funds to the state treasury when not needed. Committee members asked about the agency’s advertising-regulation role and office location; Jernigan described active advertising review and said the commission leases office space off Leila Drive.