Lawmakers hear FY 2028 budget requests from state agencies

Lawmakers hear FY 2028 budget requests. Lawmakers hear FY 2028 budget requests from state agencies.

Key points

• Lawmakers set the total revenue estimate for Fiscal Year 2027 at $7, 532, 400, 000.
• The joint committee will reconvene on November 4 to review the Legislative Budget Recommendation and adopt a Fiscal Year 2028 revenue estimate.
• The Joint Legislative Budget Committee met last week as lawmakers prepare for the upcoming 2027 legislative session which begins in January.
• The Labor Department documented Friday that hiring dropped from a revised 133, 000 in August.
• Adds disappointing 29, 000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September.

As is the norm in these annual preliminary budget meetings, most agencies requested rose spending.

Notably, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee met last week as lawmakers prepare for the upcoming 2027 legislative session which begins in January.

Members of the committee heard from agency heads who presented their budget requests for Fiscal Year 2028.

Increases are being sought for a variety of line items from the agencies, including state staff salaries and investment into specific services or projects.

Notably, the Department of Health requested level funding, meaning no growth year-over-year in their $90 million budget. The Department of Finance and Administration additionally requested level funding in their $102 million budget.

It is now up to appropriations leaders in the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives to rein the requests in, recommend spending levels, and set revenue estimates for their coming fiscal year.

Meanwhile, the joint committee will reconvene on November 4 to review the Legislative Budget Recommendation and adopt a Fiscal Year 2028 revenue estimate.

Lawmakers set the total revenue estimate for Fiscal Year 2027 at $7, 532, 400, 000. The first two months of revenue for the current fiscal year has come in $71.7 million above estimates.

On December 9, the committee will meet again to adopt their recommendation ahead of the 2027 session. Regarding the Author(s).

Frank Corder is a native of Pascagoula. For almost two decades, he has noted and offered analysis on administration, public policy, business and matters of faith. Frank's interviews, articles, and columns have been shared throughout Mississippi as well as in national publications. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, providing insight and commentary on the inner workings of the Magnolia State. Frank has served his community in both elected and appointed public office, hosted his own local radio and television programs, and managed private businesses all while being an engaged husband and father. Email Frank: [email protected].

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