# Mississippi HB 1380: Homestead exemption; revise provisions regarding surviving spouses and applications.

Mississippi HB 1380, Homestead exemption; revise provisions regarding surviving spouses and applications., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Thomas "Trey" Lamar (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1380-2026
- 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 1380
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Homestead exemption; revise provisions regarding surviving spouses and applications.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-25, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: John Thomas "Trey" Lamar (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Ways and Means, Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (174 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homeowners can amend exemption applications: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2026, homeowners who filed on time but did not disclose eligibility for the additional exemption may file an amended application. The Mississippi Department of Revenue sets the filing rules. The board of supervisors and the department may review the application, but approval is not…
- Some surviving spouses get lower exemptions: cost, medium. Starting July 1, 2026, a surviving spouse becomes the main applicant when the deceased spouse qualified for the increased exemption, the survivor’s age or disability status is unknown, and no new application was filed. The exemption then changes to the tier under Section 27-33-67(1). This may reduc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Thomas "Trey" Lamar (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Omeria Scott (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed | pass | 122 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-25: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-19: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Referred To Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-04: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1380IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1380IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1380PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1380PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1380SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1380SG.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
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1380IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1380IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1380PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1380PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1380SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1300-1399/HB1380SG.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1380-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).