Homestead exemption; revise provisions regarding surviving spouses and applications.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-33-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A DECEASED SPOUSE QUALIFIED FOR INCREASED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION DUE TO AGE OR DISABILITY STATUS, BUT THE SURVIVING SPOUSE'S AGE OR DISABILITY STATUS IS UNKNOWN AND THE SURVIVING SPOUSE HAS NOT FILED A NEW APPLICATION FOR...” Read the full text
2026 Regular Session
What it does
Homestead exemption; revise provisions regarding surviving spouses and applications.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Referred To Ways and Means · Jan 19, 2026
House
Title Suff Do Pass · Feb 3, 2026
House
Passed · Feb 4, 2026
House
Transmitted To Senate · Feb 5, 2026
House
Referred To Finance · Feb 13, 2026
Senate
Title Suff Do Pass · Mar 16, 2026
Senate
Passed · Mar 17, 2026
Senate
Returned For Enrolling · Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Enrolled Bill Signed · Mar 18, 2026
House
Enrolled Bill Signed · Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Approved by Governor · Mar 25, 2026
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Lamar
Recorded votes
PassedSenate · 2026-03-17 · Yeas 52, Nays 0, Absent and those not voting 0
PassedHouse · 2026-02-04 · Yeas 122, Nays 0, Absent or those not voting 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Mississippi legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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