Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.
Sales tax; distribute revenue from a municipal historical hamlet to the applicable county, to be spent solely in the hamlet.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 17-27-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF STATE SALES TAX REVENUE GENERATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A MUNICIPAL HISTORICAL HAMLET TO THE COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH HAMLET IS LOCATED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SUCH COUNTY SHALL APPROPRIATE SUCH REVENUE SOLELY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH HAMLET; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH A HAMLET IS LOCATED SHALL LIST ALL BUSINESSES WITHIN SUCH HAMLET SUBJECT TO THE STATE SALES TAX AND SHALL PROVIDE SUCH LIST TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ANNUALLY FOR PROPER DISTRIBUTION OF SALES TAX REVENUE GENERATED WITHIN SUCH HAMLET; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 |