Mississippi Senate Bill 2778

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Provide Payments To A Qualifying Grandparent Who Has Assumed The Primary Care Of His Or Her Grandchild; To Create New Section 27-7-22.51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Tax Credit To Be Claimed For Qualified Expenses Paid Or Incurred For Each Grandchild Legally Cared For Or Provided For By A Taxpayer Under The Laws Of This State During Calendar Year 2025 Or During Any Calendar Year Thereafter; And For Related Purposes.

Grandparents; authorize payment of support for assuming primary care of grandchildren, create tax credit for.

Sen. Sollie Norwood [D]

Sen. Sarita Simmons [D]

Sen. Derrick Simmons [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Finance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	15	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2778.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778IN.htm