HB 1383 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Ad valorem tax; require certain notices.

HB 1383 requires Mississippi counties and taxing units to send property owners a notice by July 15 each year. The notice must show last year's property tax amount (before exemptions), last year's tax rate, next year's projected tax amount (if the rate stays the same), and the difference between the two. This directly affects homeowners and business property owners who pay ad valorem taxes, providing clearer transparency about tax changes before they take effect. The bill does not change tax rates but mandates specific information to help taxpayers understand potential cost differences.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Current version · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the deadline for sending property tax notices from July 15th to August 20th of each fiscal year, and changes the effective date of the law from July 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027. The changes also simplify the notice requirements by removing the requirement to show the homestead exemption amount separately. These changes give taxpayers more time to review their tax information before the fiscal year begins and streamline the notice format.

Scope change

No change to the scope or applicability of the bill; it applies to all taxing units in counties as before.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for sending property tax notices from July 15th to August 20th of each fiscal year, giving taxpayers more time to review their tax information.

Changed the effective date of the law from July 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, aligning it with the start of the next fiscal year.

REQUIREMENT

Simplified the property tax notice requirements by removing the requirement to separately indicate the amount before homestead exemptions and credits.

TECHNICAL

Made minor formatting adjustments to the bill text and advertisement requirements.

Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

121–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 122

Feb 11, 2026

D Democratic40

40 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican80

79 Yea 1

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred To Finance

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed As Amended

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Referred To Ways and Means

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor