New Mississippi laws taking effect April 8, 2026
32 laws take effect April 8, 2026.
Of the 736 bills enacted since 2025, 735 have an effective date and 1 doesn't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:39 a.m. EDT.
Taxes (12)
SB 2262 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Town of Meadville; authorize tax on hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts for tourism and parks and recreation.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 2925 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Starkville; extend repeal date on economic development, tourism/convention tax.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 2926 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Richland; extend date of repeal on hotel/motel tourism tax.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 2927 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Richland; extend repealer on bar and restaurant tourism tax.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 2929 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Horn Lake; extend the repeal date on the tax on hotel and motel room rentals.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3107 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Laurel; extend repealer on authority for tax on hotels and motels to promote tourism.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3158 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Clinton; extend repealer on authority for tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3328 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Jackson; extend repealer on CVB, and authorize additional 1% hotel/motel tax and 1/2% restaurant tax.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3381 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Moss Point; extend repeal date on restaurant tax for tourism and parks and recreation.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3389 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on tourism commission and hotel/motel tax.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → + 0 days Apr 8, 2026
SB 3392 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Town of Vaiden; authorize tax on restaurants for tourism and parks and recreation.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3401 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Town of Ackerman; authorize a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Elections (5)
HB 4118 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Mary Wayne Prater of Oktibbeha County.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
HB 4120 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
HB 4123 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Jose Williams of Hinds County.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
HB 4126 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Debra Denise Thomas of Hinds County.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
HB 4164 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Krisi M. Weining-Cox of Marshall County.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Government (5)
HB 4110 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Oktibbeha County; authorize the establishment of the Oktibbeha County Reserve and Trust Fund for deposit of net proceeds from sale of certain medical center.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 2599 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
DPS property in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; authorize DFA to sell and convey.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3390 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Philadelphia; authorize a contribution to Philadelphia Transit.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3407 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Jackson County; revise powers and duties of county fair board.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3410 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Budget (4)
SB 2898 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Disaster-related funds; transfer monies to.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → + 0 days Apr 8, 2026
SB 3104 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Appropriation; additional appropriations for various state agencies for FY2026 and FY2027.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3385 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Marshall County; extend repealer on, and raise annual amount of, authority to contribute to Byhalia Area Arts Council.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3406 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Jackson County; extend repealer on authority to contribute to Friends of Arts, Culture and Education (F.A.C.E.).
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Civil Rights (2)
HB 4173 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Jeremy Hodges of Leflore County.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
SB 3394 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Suffrage; restore to Jerlean Cummings.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Affordability (1)
SB 3229 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Bonds; authorize revenue bonds to be issued to pay for damage to electric utilities caused by the 2026 winter storm.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Finance (1)
SB 2931 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
City of Natchez and Adams County; extend repealer on, and revise amounts of, authority to contribute annually to Natchez, Inc.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Public Lands (1)
HB 1677 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Metro Jackson Water Authority Act; create.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Traffic (1)
SB 3386 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
DeSoto County; authorize the use of golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads.
How we got this date
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Signed by the Governor Apr 8, 2026 → takes effect on that day Apr 8, 2026
Enacted, but not yet dated (1)
These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect April 8, 2026 too; the record doesn't say.
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- SB 2290ContingentOne Door Policy; create study committee to evaluate reauthorization of WIOA policy.Earlier of passage or the effective date of the reauthorized federal Workforce and Innovation Opportunity Act, if it creates new pilot comprehensive innovation demonstration program opportunities for which Mississippi qualifies