# Mississippi HB 4130: Yazoo County; authorize to establish an economic and industrial development authority. Mississippi HB 4130, Yazoo County; authorize to establish an economic and industrial development authority., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kevin Ford (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-HB4130-2026 - 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 4130 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Yazoo County; authorize to establish an economic and industrial development authority. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-10 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: Kevin Ford (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Local and Private Legislation, Local and Private - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (168 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State tax break for Alliance noteholders: benefit, low. Promissory notes authorized by this law are exempt from Mississippi income tax for their holders. The notes also do not count toward public debt limits. The law does not state the notes' value or the tax savings. - Yazoo County creates a development authority: mixed, low. The Board can create the Yazoo Economic Alliance after recording its finding that the Alliance is needed in an official resolution. Five trustees govern it; appointed trustees must be county voters who are not county officials or employees. The Alliance can manage property and projects across Yazoo… - County levy can back Alliance debt: mixed, low. The Alliance can borrow money and secure its notes with Alliance property or other collateral. The Board can pledge all or part of the referenced county levy to repay debt, but a majority of both the Board and Alliance trustees must approve. The county must continue a pledged levy until the debt is… - Alliance property is tax-exempt: mixed, low. Property owned, held, or controlled by the Alliance under this law is exempt from Mississippi taxes. This lowers the Alliance's tax costs, but may also mean less tax revenue from that property. The law does not state how much property or revenue is affected. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kevin Ford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryant W. Clark (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Timaka James-Jones (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Passed | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 118 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-03-27: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-03-27: Returned For Enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Immediate Release (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Referred To Local and Private (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Transmitted To Senate (House) - 2026-03-23: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-03-23: Amended (House) - 2026-03-18: Title Suff Do Pass (House) - 2026-03-10: Referred To Local and Private Legislation (House) ## Bill text - Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/HB4130_H_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB4130_H_Amend_01.pdf) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4130IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4130IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4130PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4130PS.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4130SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4130SG.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/ham/HB4130_H_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/HB4130_H_Amend_01.pdf) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4130IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4130IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4130PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4130PS.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4130SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4130SG.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-HB4130-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).