HB 4003 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

City of Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax.

HB 4003 extends the expiration date of Southaven, Mississippi's 1% restaurant tax from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2030. This tax, approved by city voters, applies to sales of beverages and prepared food at restaurants within Southaven and must fund tourism, parks, and recreation initiatives. The bill does not change the tax rate, collection method, or voter approval requirements - it only delays the automatic repeal of the existing law. This extension directly affects Southaven's local government and restaurants operating within the city limits.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Signed Apr 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Passed the lower Current version · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from the House to the Governor, changing the session header and title. Substantively, the formatting of the restaurant tax collection instructions was cleaned up by removing redundant lines, while the accounting and audit requirements for the tax funds remained unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and title to indicate the document is now 'As Sent to Governor' instead of 'As Passed the House'.

Reformatted the text describing how the restaurant tax is collected and paid to the Department of Revenue by removing unnecessary line breaks.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2026 · House Mar 16, 2026

How they voted

511
Passed
Total votes 52
Mar 26, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Apr 1, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Local and Private
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Local and Private Legislation
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jeff Hale
Jeff Hale
RRepublican
MS
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