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HB4039Introduced in the House

Income tax; revise credit for employers providing dependent/child care for employees.

Failed

Introduced by John Lamar, District 8

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

An Act To Amend Section 57-73-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes An Income Tax Credit For Employers Providing Dependent Care For Employees During Work Hours And For Employers That Provide A Child Care Stipend To Be Used For Child Care During Employees' Work Hours, To Reduce The Amount Of The Required Stipend And To Provide For The Stipend To Be For Direct Payments To A Licensed Or Registered Entity, Or Other Governmental, Or Accrediting Agency Or Entity Providing Dependent Child Care; To Provide That The Tax Credit Allowed May Not Exceed $3,000.00 Per Year For Each Child Of A Participating Employee; To Provide That In Lieu Of Claiming A Tax Credit, A Taxpayer May Elect To Claim A Rebate In The Amount Of 75% Of The Amount That Would Be Eligible To Claim As A Credit; To Provide That The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Credits And Rebates That May Be Used By A Taxpayer In A Taxable Year Cannot Exceed $50,000.00; To Provide That The Maximum Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits And Rebates That May Be Awarded Cannot Exceed $5,000,000.00 For Any One Taxable Year; And For Related Purposes.

Where it stands

Died In Conference

March 28, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Passed As Amended · March 17, 2026

49

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

52 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Referred To Ways and Means

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Committee Substitute Adopted

  4. Passed

  5. Transmitted To Senate

  6. Referred To Finance

  7. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  8. Amended

  9. Passed As Amended

  10. Returned For Concurrence

  11. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  12. Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Bell (21st)

  13. Conferees Named Harkins,Kirby,Boyd

  14. Died In Conference

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