SB 3124 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Pregnancy Resource Act; revise tax credits authorized for contributions to certain charitable organizations.

SB 3124 revises Mississippi's Pregnancy Resource Act to expand eligibility for a state income tax credit. It allows individual taxpayers (not just businesses) to claim a credit for cash donations to pregnancy resource centers meeting specific criteria, such as not providing or referring for abortions and limiting administrative spending to 20% of funds. The bill requires organizations to certify compliance with these standards annually and verify they serve Mississippi residents. Taxpayers can use the credit to offset up to 50% of their state income or property tax liability, with unused credits carrying forward for five years.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

As Passed the upper Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates the definition of eligible charitable organizations to explicitly ban those receiving specific federal funding related to abortion services and removes a requirement for organizations to spend a majority of funds on in-state residents. It also clarifies the timeline for applying tax credits by changing 'taxable year' to 'taxable year' in one instance and 'calendar year' in another, while removing a specific deadline for when contributions must be made relative to the application.
Scope change
The bill narrows the scope of eligible organizations by adding new restrictions on federal funding sources and removes the geographic spending requirement for clients.
ELIGIBILITY

Added a prohibition on receiving federal funding under 42 USC Section 300 et seq. (Title X) and Sections 701-709 and 711-713, which are associated with family planning and abortion services.

Removed the requirement that eligible organizations must spend 70% of contributions on clients who are residents of Mississippi.

DEFINITION

Changed the eligibility criteria from a past-tense requirement ('did not receive') to a present-tense restriction ('Does not receive'), implying the ban applies to current funding status rather than just the previous year.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in the text where 'taxable year' was changed to 'taxable year' for consistency in the credit limit description.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the specific instruction that taxpayers must certify contributions made during the 'calendar year' and the subsequent rule about a 60-day window to make contributions if not yet made.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House Mar 17, 2026

How they voted

463
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic18
13 Yea 3 Nay 2
72% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
upper
Mar 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Mar 29, 2026
Committee
Recommitted For Further Conf
lower
Mar 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
Amendment Tabled
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors