l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2847

Final amounts owed to state or political subdivisions; require to be rounded to nearest 5¢.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ANY AMOUNT CHARGED TO A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC BY ANY GOVERNING BODY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS THAT IS PERMITTED TO BE SATISFIED BY CASH PAYMENT SHALL BE FINALLY CALCULATED BY ROUNDING THE AMOUNT OWED TO THE NEAREST 5¢; TO SPECIFY THAT THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS PROHIBITING THE USE OF MONETARY UNITS SMALLER THAN 5¢ IN INTERMEDIATE CALCULATIONS OF THE AMOUNT OWED BEFORE ROUNDING; TO SPECIFY THAT PRIVATE MERCHANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ROUND SALES, USE, EXCISE OR OTHER TRANSACTION TAXES, OR THEIR TOTAL SALES PRICE INCLUDING SUCH TAXES, TO THE NEAREST 5¢ IN THEIR SALES TRANSACTIONS, BUT IF THEY ELECT TO REMIT SUCH TAXES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE IN CASH, THE AMOUNT OWED TO THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE FINALLY CALCULATED BY ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST 5¢; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-3-21, 25-7-65, 27-15-153, 27-17-423, 27-19-81, 27-25-1, 27-31-79, 49-19-115, 65-1-46, 65-33-47, 69-7-263 AND 69-10-5, 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.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Chad McMahan

Its course

January 19 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 416 days

FinanceJan 19 to Jan 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Ways and MeansFeb 6 to Mar 325 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 3 · stopped0 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 6Referred to the House committees on Ways and Means and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from WM to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 4PassedSenate
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 6Referred To Ways and Means;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: WM To ACHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives