2026
Regular Session
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.
06/05/26 at 09:27
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B
420
House Bill 420
HB 420
H
Law
Revenue
Yes
Three/Fifths
July 1, 2026
406
Ways and Means
F
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Finance
F
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Remak
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Arnold
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Blackwell
../../House_authors/Blackwell.xml
Carpenter
../../House_authors/Carpenter.xml
Hall
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Harris
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Hulum
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Kinkade
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McLean
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Owen
../../House_authors/Owen.xml
Waldo
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Byrd
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A
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01/12 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
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02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
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02/25 (H) Passed
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02/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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03/04 (S) Referred To Finance
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03/10 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
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03/11 (S) Passed
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03/12 (S) Returned For Enrolling
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03/13 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
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03/13 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
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03/20 Approved by Governor
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N
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