Mississippi House Bill 1276: Statewide Utility Tax Reform Act; create.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

An Act To Be Known As The "statewide Utility Tax Reform Act"; To Require Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Fuel By-products And Related Materials To Be Subject To Ad Valorem Taxation At The Same Rate As Other Taxable Property In Mississippi; To Establish A Tiered Distribution System For The Allocation Of Ad Valorem Tax Revenues Collected In A County Hosting A High-risk Facility, Including A Nuclear Power Plant; To Require Utilities Operating High-risk Facilities To Make Annual Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (pilot) To Host Counties; To Prescribe The Amount And Permissible Uses Of Pilot Payments; To Require Counties To Allocate Revenues Received Under This Act For Certain Specified Purposes; To Require The Department Of Revenue To Oversee Implementation Of This Act; To Require Annual Reports; To Amend Section 27-31-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Exemption Of Nuclear Fuel And Fuel By-products From Ad Valorem Taxation; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-151, 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In-lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-39-305,…

Latest action

Died In Committee (2026-02-25)

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