Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act; enact.
HB 1647 establishes the "Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act" to create a state-administered fund compensating grain producers when licensed grain buyers fail to pay for sold grain. It requires producers to pay an annual assessment on marketed grain (collected by licensed buyers from the purchase price), with producers able to opt out by June 1 each year - but opting out disqualifies them from receiving compensation for buyer failures. The Mississippi Grain Indemnity Board administers the fund, processes claims for "contract losses" (unpaid grain sales) or "storage losses," and makes payments proportionally if funds are insufficient. Producers who remain in the program must pay assessments to maintain eligibility for compensation.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
121–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 122
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic40
100% Yea
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican80
100% Yea
Vote distribution
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Agriculture
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Pigott
RRepublican
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