AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FROM SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI REAL ESTATE APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
Summary
HB1919 is an annual appropriation bill for the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board for Fiscal Year 2027. It appropriates $749,462 from the Real Estate Appraisal License Fund to cover the board’s operating expenses for the year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027. The bill is primarily a spending measure and does not create new regulatory authority or change the board’s licensing standards.
The bill specifies that $506,490 of the appropriation is reserved for personal services, including salaries, wages, and fringe benefits, for five permanent positions and no time-limited positions. It also includes standard appropriations language governing vacancy funding, salary administration under the state variable compensation plan, limits on transfers and escalations, recordkeeping requirements, procurement preferences for the Mississippi Industries for the Blind, and compliance with state fiscal law. The act takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Impact
HB1919 affects state law by authorizing the use of special funds in the State Treasury for the operation of the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board during FY 2027. It sets the board’s spending authority, earmarks a portion for personnel costs, and imposes the usual appropriations controls on headcount, salary actions, fund transfers, and fiscal reporting. The bill does not amend the board’s licensing statutes directly, but it governs how the board may spend its dedicated fund and manage its workforce under Mississippi appropriations law.
Sentiment
The bill appears to have been broadly noncontroversial. It passed the House 120-0, the Senate 50-0, and the House later concurred in the Senate amendment 118-0, indicating unanimous or near-unanimous support in both chambers. No committee transcript material was provided, and the voting record suggests routine agreement on funding the board’s operations.
Contention
There is little evidence of substantive contention around HB1919. Because it is a standard agency appropriation bill, any potential points of concern would likely relate to the size of the appropriation, the allocation between personal services and other expenses, or the restrictions on vacancy funding and salary escalations. However, the unanimous votes and lack of recorded debate indicate that no major dispute emerged over those issues, and no specific opposing viewpoints are reflected in the available materials.