Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 25, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2842
Grocery Tax Elimination Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT FROM THE STATE SALES TAX RETAIL SALES OF GROCERIES, DEFINED AS FOOD OR DRINK FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE WITH FOOD STAMPS ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OR OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-65-17, 27-65-75 AND 27-67-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 19 to February 25, 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 SenateJan 19 to Feb 25 · stopped37 days
FinanceJan 19 to Feb 25 · stopped37 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.