Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 25, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2851
Income tax credit; revise definition of "eligible charitable organization."
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-22.48, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION," FOR PURPOSES OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS INCOME TAX CREDIT, TO INCLUDE A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES FUNDS FOR QUALIFIED TUITION PROGRAMS UNDER SECTION 529 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE FOR THE CHILDREN OF EMPLOYEES OF A MISSISSIPPI COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENT; 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.