# Mississippi HB 4060: Sales tax; exempt sales of lime for agricultural purposes, reduce rate on retail sales of fencing materials for containment of livestock.

Mississippi HB 4060, Sales tax; exempt sales of lime for agricultural purposes, reduce rate on retail sales of fencing materials for containment of livestock., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Pigott (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB4060-2026
- 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 4060
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Sales tax; exempt sales of lime for agricultural purposes, reduce rate on retail sales of fencing materials for containment of livestock.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Bill Pigott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Ways and Means, Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (316 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Farmers pay less tax on supplies: benefit, medium. Starting July 1, 2026, lime used for agricultural purposes is exempt from Mississippi sales tax. Commercial farmers pay a 1.5% tax rate on gates and fencing materials used for livestock containment and agricultural purposes, instead of the general 7% rate.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Pigott (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 113 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 36 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Passed | pass | 115 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-29: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-24: Conferees Named Harkins,Whaley,Berry (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Morgan (House)
- 2026-03-19: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-18: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Referred To Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-25: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-24: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-23: Referred To Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB4060_S_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB4060_S_Amend_01.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4000-4099/HB4060IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4000-4099/HB4060IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4000-4099/HB4060PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4000-4099/HB4060PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4000-4099/HB4060SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4000-4099/HB4060SG.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 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB4060_S_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB4060_S_Amend_01.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4000-4099/HB4060IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4000-4099/HB4060IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4000-4099/HB4060PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4000-4099/HB4060PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4000-4099/HB4060SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4000-4099/HB4060SG.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-HB4060-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).