SB 3191 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Sales tax; exclude processing or interchange fees charged for electronic payment transactions from "gross proceeds of sales."

SB 3191 amends Mississippi's sales tax code to exclude fees charged by credit or debit card companies for electronic transactions from the definition of "gross proceeds of sales." This means businesses will no longer pay sales tax on these processing or interchange fees. The bill directly affects retailers and service providers that accept electronic payments, reducing their taxable sales revenue. The key change is a simple definition update in Section 27-65-3 of the Mississippi Code, altering how sales tax is calculated on transaction fees.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Last action Mar 30, 2026
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As Introduced Current version · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Mississippi's sales tax code to explicitly exclude debit card, credit card, and electronic payment processing fees from the definition of 'gross proceeds of sales.' This change ensures that businesses do not have to pay sales tax on the interchange fees charged by payment processors, as these fees are considered third-party costs rather than revenue from the sale itself.
Scope change
The bill applies to all taxpayers liable for sales tax in Mississippi, specifically altering how 'gross proceeds of sales' are calculated for tax reporting purposes.
DEFINITION

Added a new provision to Section 27-65-3(h) stating that 'gross proceeds of sales' shall not include the amount of any debit card, credit card, or other processing or interchange fee charged for an electronic payment transaction.

Reorganized and renumbered the definitions within Section 27-65-3, shifting the definition of 'Gross proceeds of sales' from subsection (h) to a new subsection (i) and adjusting subsequent subsections accordingly.

Added a new subsection (j) defining 'Gross income' to clarify that it includes total charges or receipts without deductions for rebates, costs, or expenses.

Reordered the definitions of 'Gross income' and 'Tangible personal property' within the statute, moving them to new subsections (j) and (k) respectively.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original page headers, footers, and legislative session metadata from the text, likely as a result of the document being updated from the 'As Introduced' version to the 'As Passed' version.

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

How they voted

490
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 52
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
upper
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 16, 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
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Robert Johnson
DDemocratic
MS
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