# Mississippi SB 2530: Perpetual care cemetery; allow certain cemeteries to maintain CDs that mature in one year or less.

Mississippi SB 2530, Perpetual care cemetery; allow certain cemeteries to maintain CDs that mature in one year or less., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin Suber (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-13 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2530-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2530
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Perpetual care cemetery; allow certain cemeteries to maintain CDs that mature in one year or less.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business and Commerce, Business and Financial Institutions
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (169 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cemeteries can use longer-term CDs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a cemetery with a care fund principal of $75,000 or less can hold certificates of deposit that mature within one year, instead of within 30 days. The deposits must be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- Cemeteries wait longer for deposits: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, the trustee pays a cemetery back its original $25,000 deposit when its care fund reaches $75,000, up from $50,000. The cemetery must give the trustee proof of the deposit. The higher threshold means the cemetery must wait until the fund has more money before getting the depo…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Passed | pass | 117 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-13: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Returned For Enrolling (House)
- 2026-03-04: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-12: Referred To Business and Commerce (House)
- 2026-02-10: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Business and Financial Institutions (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2530IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2530PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2530SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530SG.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/SB/2500-2599/SB2530IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2530PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2530SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2530SG.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-SB2530-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).