Mississippi - Session 2026
Title: Sales tax revenue; divert 2% from activities at Coast Coliseum and State Fairgrounds for repairs to those entities.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-03 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-03 | Latest Action | (S) Died In Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 2637 | Northeast District; allow greater flexibility regarding where the livestock show may be held. | enrolled |
| SB 3091 | Appropriation; Agriculture and Commerce, Department of. | enrolled |
| HB 1076 | Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create. | enrolled |
| HB 1224 | Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act; create. | unknown |
| SB 2322 | Driver's license; amend provision related to. | unknown |
| SB 2599 | DPS property in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; authorize DFA to sell and convey. | enrolled |
| SB 2917 | Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. | unknown |
| SB 2931 | City of Natchez and Adams County; extend repealer on, and revise amounts of, authority to contribute annually to Natchez, Inc. | enrolled |