l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 327

Income tax; authorize tax credit for companies engaged in television productions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 17, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR A PORTION OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES MADE BY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN THE PRODUCTION IN MISSISSIPPI OF SCRIPTED OR UNSCRIPTED SERIES, CONTENT OR PILOT EPISODES INTENDED FOR BROADCAST OR STREAMING; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT; TO PROVIDE THAT, IF THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT CLAIMED BY A PRODUCTION COMPANY EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX LIABILITY OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANY FOR A TAXABLE YEAR, THE PRODUCTION COMPANY MAY CARRY THE EXCESS CREDIT FORWARD FOR TEN YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT IN LIEU OF CLAIMING A TAX CREDIT, THE PRODUCTION COMPANY MAY ELECT TO CLAIM A REBATE IN THE AMOUNT OF 75% OF THE AMOUNT IT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM AS A CREDIT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 57-89-7 AND 57-89-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM 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

Its course

January 8 to March 17, 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 8 to Feb 2548 days

Ways and MeansJan 8 to Feb 2447 days

In the SenateFeb 25 to Mar 17 · stopped20 days

FinanceMar 4 to Mar 17 · stopped13 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 8 – Feb 25

  1. Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 24Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 25Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 26 – Mar 17

  1. Feb 26Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 4Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 17Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 24Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 26Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 4Referred To FinanceSenate
  6. Mar 17Died In CommitteeSenate