Mississippi 2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 1944 — Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations.

Last action — 04/08 Approved by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on April 02, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-22.41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES AN INCOME TAX CREDIT, INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CREDIT AND AD VALOREM TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY CERTAIN TAXPAYERS TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION" A SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL AS DEFINED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT IS ORGANIZED TO SERVE STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES AND THAT IS NOT FOR PROFIT; TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF TAX CREDITS THAT MAY BE ALLOCATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ANNUALLY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUCH SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE ALLOCATED ANNUALLY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY SINGLE ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND/OR SCHOOL LOCATION; TO REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE ALLOCATED TO A SINGLE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. 04/08 Approved by Governor

  2. 04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. 04/01 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. 03/31 (S) Motion to Reconsider Tabled

  5. 03/29 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered

  6. 03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted

  7. 03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted

  8. 03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed

  9. 03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed

  10. 03/24 (S) Conferees Named Harkins,Sparks,Boyd

  11. 03/23 (H) Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Zuber

  12. 03/19 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  13. 03/18 (S) Returned For Concurrence

  14. 03/17 (S) Passed As Amended

  15. 03/17 (S) Amended

  16. 03/16 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  17. 03/04 (S) Referred To Finance

  18. 02/26 (H) Transmitted To Senate

  19. 02/25 (H) Passed

  20. 02/25 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted

  21. 02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  22. 02/16 (H) Referred To Ways and Means

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 39 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor vote

Passed 31 Yea · 19 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24300
Unaffiliated 7502
Democrat 01100
Total 311902
% of votes cast 60%37%0%4%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Ladner — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Williams — Yea
Blackmon — Nay
Gillespie Isom — Nay
Jackson — Nay
Simmons S. (13th) — Nay
Turner-Ford — Nay
Barnett — Not Voting
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Nay
Gary Brumfield Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Nay
Johnny DuPree Democrat Nay
Joseph Thomas Democrat Nay
Justin Pope Democrat Nay
Kamesha Mumford Democrat Nay
Rod Hickman Democrat Nay
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Andy Berry Republican Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Nay
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
Don Hartness Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Nay
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

Official roll call →

H. B. No. 1944 passed

Passed 80 Yea · 35 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 63004
Unaffiliated 121004
Democrat 32500
Independent 2000
Total 803508
% of votes cast 65%28%0%7%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Anderson (122nd) — Yea
Bailey (23rd) — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackwell — Yea
Boyd (19th) — Yea
Boyd (37th) — Yea
Ford (54th) — Yea
Ford (73rd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Jackson (11th) — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Anderson (110th) — Nay
Bailey (49th) — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Gibbs (72nd) — Nay
Holloway (27th) — Nay
Jackson (45th) — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Taylor — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Williams — Nay
Holloway (76th) — Not Voting
Ladner — Not Voting
Blackmon — Not Voting
Necessary for Passage--69 — Not Voting
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Nay
Earle S. Banks Democrat Nay
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Elliott Democrat Nay
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Nay
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Justin Crosby Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Nay
Oscar Denton Democrat Nay
Otis Anthony Democrat Nay
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Nay
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Nay
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Nay
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Nay
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Nay
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Nay
Zakiya Summers Democrat Nay
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Not Voting
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Not Voting
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Not Voting
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Not Voting
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1944 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-7-22.41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES AN INCOME TAX CREDIT, INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX CREDIT AND AD VALOREM TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY CERTAIN TAXPAYERS TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION" A SPECIAL-PURPOSE SCHOOL AS DEFINED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THAT IS ORGANIZED TO SERVE STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, DEVELOPMENTAL OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES AND THAT IS NOT FOR PROFIT; TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF TAX CREDITS THAT MAY BE ALLOCATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ANNUALLY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUCH SCHOOLS; TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE ALLOCATED ANNUALLY FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY SINGLE ELIGIBLE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND/OR SCHOOL LOCATION; TO REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE ALLOCATED TO A SINGLE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE DURING A CALENDAR YEAR; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Who sponsors HB 1944?
HB 1944 is sponsored by John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1944?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2026. Enacted.
Where can I track HB 1944?
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