l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1072

Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; create for contributions by hiring parties to independent contractors' portable benefit accounts.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "VOLUNTARY PORTABLE BENEFIT PLAN ACT"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO AUTHORIZE A HIRING PARTY TO VOLUNTARILY CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TO THE PORTABLE BENEFIT ACCOUNT OWNED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; TO AUTHORIZE A HIRING PARTY TO WITHHOLD FUNDS FROM THE COMPENSATION OWED TO AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PERSON'S PORTABLE BENEFIT ACCOUNT; TO AUTHORIZE A DEDUCTION FROM A HIRING PARTY'S TAXABLE INCOME FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO A PORTABLE BENEFIT ACCOUNT; TO EXCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO A PORTABLE BENEFIT ACCOUNT FROM THE DETERMINATION OF AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR'S TAXABLE INCOME; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-7-17 AND 27-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Rodney Hall

Its course

January 16 to March 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 419 days

Business and CommerceJan 16 to Jan 226 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

InsuranceFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped12 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Finance
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 19Referred To Insurance;FinanceSenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate