Mississippi House Bill 1659

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Referred To Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Boyd Mason Act; To Amend Section 27-65-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Sales Taxation Sales Of Tangible Personal Property Or Services To Individuals Who Are Residents Of Mississippi And Have Been Honorably Discharged From Active Service In Any Branch Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Or The Mississippi National Guard And Have Been Certified By The United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Or Its Successor As Having 100% Permanent Service-connected Disability, Sales To The Surviving Spouse Of Such An Individual And Sales For The Benefit Of Such An Individual Made To A Spouse Of The Individual Or To A Member Of The Household In Which The Individual Resides And Who Is Authorized To Make Purchases On The Individual's Behalf, When Such Individual Is Not Present At The Sale; To Limit The Amount Of Annual Sales To Which The Exemption May Apply; And For Related Purposes.

Boyd Mason Act; create sales tax exemption for veterans having 100% permanent service-connected disability.

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Rep. Jeffrey Hulum [D]

Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	House	Referred To Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	65	111	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1659.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1659IN.htm