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Mississippi / State / 2026 Regular Session

HB 420 Lowered the age-based homestead exemption from 90 to 85

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Expands benefits Lowers the age for the full homestead exemption for an honorably discharged veteran from 90 to 85.

Signed and in force, but the age-85 exemption applies only to exemptions claimed in calendar year 2027 and after. A veteran aged 85 to 89 today was not eligible in the window that just closed and becomes eligible in the window that opens January 1, 2027. The filing window is three months long and there is no late filing, so the date is the whole action item. The Department of Revenue homestead page still says 90 while the same agency's legislation summary says 85.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House Ways and Means, then Senate Finance
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Kimberly RemakSponsor, Republican, House, District 7
  • William Tracy ArnoldCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 3
  • Charles BlackwellCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 88
  • Lester CarpenterCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 1
  • Rodney HallCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 20
  • W.I. "Doc" HarrisCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 28
  • Jeffrey Hulum IIICo-sponsor, Democratic, House, District 119
  • Bill KinkadeCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 52
  • Dana McLeanCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 39
  • Jansen OwenCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 106
  • Beth Luther WaldoCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 15
  • Larry ByrdCo-sponsor, Republican, House, District 104

What it touches

  • Miss. Code Ann. § 27-33-75

Catalog entry

Official record

Read HB 420 on the jurisdiction's own record