2013 Expenses & Appropriations of the Mississippi Legislature Released

June 20, 2013

JACKSON- The Office of the State Auditor released the 2013 Expenses & Appropriations Report of the Mississippi Legislature today.

legislative expenses report- 2013Section 113 of the Mississippi Constitution states, “The auditor shall, within sixty days after the adjournment of the legislature, prepare and publish a full statement of all money expended at such sessions, specifying the items and amount of each item, and to whom, and for what paid; and he shall also publish the amounts of all appropriations.”

During the 2013 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature, the fiscal year 2014 appropriations made by the Legislature were $4,460,944,637 from the General Fund, $9,339,542,271 from various special funds and an additional $159,158,572 for funds managed outside the State Treasury. During the Regular Session, the Legislature re-appropriated $7,130,000 from the General Fund and $29,006,638 from various special funds of Fiscal Year 2013 and also made $100,826,114 of additional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 special funds.

This report reflects Legislative expenses of $18,873,099.56 for the period beginning May 4, 2012 through April 7, 2013.

View the full report here.

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