Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1500
Motion Picture and Television Competitiveness Incentive Pilot Program; require MDA to establish.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH THE MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION COMPETITIVENESS INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND SUPPORT MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS FILMING WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO CREATE THE "MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION COMPETITIVENESS INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM FUND" AS A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FUND SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND USED FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVES UNDER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH INCENTIVES PROVIDED UNDER THIS ACT MAY BE USED; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Ways and MeansJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives