Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of., the official text

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2026 Regular Session

To: Appropriations D; Appropriations A

By: Representatives Mims, Read, Barton, Cockerham, Faulkner,
Hood, McKnight, Rushing, Watson

House Bill 1926

(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING
THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF CAPITAL POST-CONVICTION COUNSEL OF THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund
not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the
Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027..........................

......................................... ...$
2,100,968.00.

SECTION 2.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Office
of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, for the purpose of defraying the expenses
of the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel of the State of Mississippi
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending
June 30, 2027................

............................................ $
215,258.00.

SECTION 3.  Of the funds appropriated under the
provisions of this act, the following positions are authorized:

AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:

Permanent:            9

Time-Limited:         0

Any transfers or escalations
shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions, and procedures
established by law.

No general funds authorized
to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other
special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions
of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

SECTION 4.  It is the
intention of the Legislature that the Office of Capital Post-Conviction Counsel
shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the
expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records
shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year
2026.  It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget
request for Fiscal Year 2028 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of
detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2027 budget request process.

SECTION 5.  It is the
intention of the Legislature that the funds herein appropriated shall be
expended in compliance with Section 27-104-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, that
no state agency shall incur obligations or indebtedness in excess of their
appropriation and that the responsible officers, either personally or upon
their official bonds, shall be held responsible for actions contrary to this
provision.

SECTION 6.  The money
herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in
the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in
this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State
Fiscal Officer shall issue warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper
person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.

SECTION 7.  This act
shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.