Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 25, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 3119
Sales tax; reduce to 1/2% for groceries, and adjust distribution to avoid impact on municipalities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO TAX RETAIL SALES OF GROCERIES AT 1/2% FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 2026; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM, AND TO ADJUST THE DISTRIBUTION OF SALES TAX REVENUE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE DISTRIBUTION TO MUNICIPALITIES AS IF THE GROCERY TAX HAD NOT BEEN REDUCED; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 17 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 SenateFeb 17 to Feb 25 · stopped8 days
FinanceFeb 17 to Feb 25 · stopped8 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.