Mississippi Senate Bill 2824

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 25 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-25 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-31-46.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Initial Construction Deadline For Purposes Of Eligibility Of Certain Energy Projects For Certain Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions Of Up To 50% Of The Total Assessed Value Of The Projects; To Extend The Deadline By Which Counties And Municipalities May Authorize Such Exemptions; To Amend Section 27-31-104, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date By Which A Fee-in-lieu Agreement May Be Entered With Certain Qualified Businesses For Purposes Of The Minimum Fee-in-lieu Amount Of 1/10 Of The Total Of All Ad Valorem Taxes Otherwise Payable As Annually Determined; To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On The Statute; And For Related Purposes.

Ad valorem tax; extend deadlines for 50% exemption and lower fee-in-lieu minimum for certain projects and qualified businesses.

Sen. Josh Harkins [R]

2026-03-17 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 45 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-25		Approved by Governor
2026-03-19	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-19	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-18	House	Returned For Enrolling
2026-03-17	House	Passed
2026-03-16	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2026-02-26	House	Referred To Ways and Means
2026-02-26	Senate	Transmitted To House
2026-02-25	Senate	Passed
2026-02-25	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2026-02-19	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	31	104	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	31	46	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2824.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2824IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2824CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2824PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2824SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/senate/0510004.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/votes/house/0710006.pdf