# Mississippi SB 2825: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives. Mississippi SB 2825, MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Josh Harkins (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-SB2825-2026 - 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 2825 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise certification requirements and extend repealer on act and related incentives. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Ways and Means, Finance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (338 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower taxes on health care construction: benefit, medium. Certified health care businesses in a health care industry zone can buy materials used to build or renovate a facility without sales tax. Qualified businesses can also use the exemption for covered construction materials, machinery, and equipment for a facility or an addition or improvement. The la… - New rules extend health care zones: mixed, low. The law keeps the health care industry zone program and its incentives in place through July 1, 2028. A zone must be along or near Mississippi Highway 67 in a master planned community and within eight miles of a hospital with at least 25 acute-care beds or a qualifying college or university. A qual… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 50 | 1 | 1 | | 2026-03-30 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 48 | 4 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-29: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-29: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Zuber (House) - 2026-03-24: Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,Fillingane (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Returned For Concurrence (House) - 2026-03-05: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-03-05: Amended (House) - 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Referred To Ways and Means (House) - 2026-02-13: Transmitted To House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Amended (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Referred To Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/SB2825_S_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2825_S_Amend_01.pdf) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2825_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2825_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825SG.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/SB2825_S_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2825_S_Amend_01.pdf) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2825_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2825_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2825SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2825SG.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-SB2825-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).