Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Homestead exemption; increase for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and unremarried surviving spouses of such persons.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-33-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER WHO IS AN HONORABLY DISCHARGED AMERICAN VETERAN AND HAS REACHED 85 YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR FOR WHICH HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED, SHALL BE ALLOWED AN EXEMPTION FROM ALL AD VALOREM TAXES ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE UNREMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSE OF SUCH A HOMEOWNER SHALL BE ALLOWED AN EXEMPTION FROM ALL AD VALOREM TAXES ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-20 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-20 | Latest Action | Approved by Governor |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1390 | State agencies; revise certain provisions in FY26 appropriations to. | unknown |
| HB 1648 | Budget process; bring forward sections relating to and provide for transfers of funds. | unknown |
| HB 1677 | Metro Jackson Water Authority Act; create. | enrolled |
| HB 1761 | Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits. | unknown |
| HB 1793 | Sales tax; exempt retail sales of firearm safes during annual Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend holiday. | unknown |
| HB 1891 | Appropriation; Environmental Quality, Department of. | unknown |
| HB 1894 | Appropriation; Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission. | unknown |
| HB 1896 | Appropriation; Marine Resources, Department of. | unknown |