Mississippi Senate Bill 2844

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Divert 2% Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Activities At The Mississippi Coast Coliseum And Convention Center To The Mississippi Coast Coliseum And Convention Trust Fund; To Provide That Such Funds Shall Be Spent Solely To Defray The Costs Of Capital Improvements Or Major Repairs To The Coliseum And Convention Center; To Divert 2% Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected On Activities At The Mississippi State Fairgrounds To A Special Fund Managed By The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce For The Benefit Of The State Fairgrounds; To Provide That Such Funds Shall Be Spent Solely To Defray The Costs Of Capital Improvements Or Major Repairs To The State Fairgrounds; And For Related Purposes.

Sales tax revenue; divert 2% from activities at Coast Coliseum and State Fairgrounds for repairs to those entities.

Sen. Scott DeLano [R]

Sen. Joel Carter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	65	75	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2844.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2844IN.htm