Mississippi House Bill 1072

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize A Hiring Party To Voluntarily Contribute Funds To The Portable Benefit Account Owned By An Independent Contractor; To Authorize A Hiring Party To Withhold Funds From The Compensation Owed To An Independent Contractor For The Contribution To The Person's Portable Benefit Account; To Authorize A Deduction From A Hiring Party's Taxable Income For Contributions To A Portable Benefit Account; To Exclude Contributions To A Portable Benefit Account From The Determination Of An Independent Contractor's Taxable Income; To Amend Sections 27-7-17 And 27-7-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; create for contributions by hiring parties to independent contractors' portable benefit accounts.

Rep. Lee Yancey [R]

Rep. Rodney Hall [R]

2026-02-04 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-02-19	Senate	Referred To Insurance;Finance
2026-02-05	House	Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-04	House	Passed
2026-01-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-16	House	Referred To Business and Commerce

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	7	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1072.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1072IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1072PS.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0300009.pdf