# Mississippi HB 1076: Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create. Mississippi HB 1076, Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Lester Carpenter (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1076-2026 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi HB 1076 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: Lester Carpenter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Military Affairs, Veterans and Military Affairs - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (463 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on paid veterans' claim help: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, paid helpers must sign a written fee agreement with you before services begin. They can charge only if your benefits increase, and the fee cannot exceed five times the monthly increase or $12,500, whichever is less. They cannot charge an initial or nonrefundable fee, or rece… - Privacy rules for paid veterans' help: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, paid veterans' benefits helpers must give you a signed disclosure when the service relationship starts. It must explain that the business is not affiliated with the state or federal veterans' agencies, that free help may be available, and that those agencies may not endorse… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lester Carpenter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rodney Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Hulum III (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gene Newman (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Concurred in Amend From Senate | pass | 121 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 48 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-04 | House | Passed | pass | 122 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Recommitted For Further Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Recommitted For Further Conf (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Conferees Named Tate,Mumford,Thompson (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Conferees Named Carpenter,Hall,Gibbs (36th) (House) - 2026-03-11: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House) - 2026-03-11: Reconsidered (House) - 2026-03-10: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Carpenter, Hall) (House) - 2026-03-09: Concurred in Amend From Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Returned For Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-02-04: Passed (House) - 2026-01-21: Title Suff Do Pass (House) - 2026-01-16: Referred To Military Affairs (House) ## Bill text - Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1076_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1076_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1076IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1076IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1076PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1076PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1076_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1076_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1076SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1076SG.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed) - HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed) - SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed) - SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed) - SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed) - SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1076_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1076_S_Amend_01_to_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1076IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1076IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1076PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1076PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1076_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1076_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1076SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1000-1099/HB1076SG.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026) - [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026) - [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026) - [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026) - [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026) - [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026) - [Mississippi bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi/bills) - [Mississippi state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1076-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).