# Mississippi SB 2968: Ad valorem tax; specify provisions for determining the true value of rural structures.

Mississippi SB 2968, Ad valorem tax; specify provisions for determining the true value of rural structures., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian Rhodes (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-29 (Died In Conference) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2968-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2968
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Ad valorem tax; specify provisions for determining the true value of rural structures.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-03-29, Died In Conference
- Sponsor: Brian Rhodes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: Ways and Means, Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian Rhodes (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andy Berry (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin Blackwell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nicole Boyd (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lydia Graves Chassaniol (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dennis DeBar, Jr. (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy England (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angela Burks Hill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Kirby (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Philman A. Ladner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael McLendon (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chad McMahan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: J. Walter Michel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rita Potts Parks (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robinson
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Tate (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bart Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles Younger (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 120 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Passed | pass | 50 | 1 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-03-29: Died In Conference (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Conferees Named Lamar,Steverson,Powell (House)
- 2025-03-28: Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,Rhodes (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Returned For Concurrence (House)
- 2025-03-18: Passed As Amended (House)
- 2025-03-18: Amended (House)
- 2025-03-17: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred To Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Substitute Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Referred To Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2968IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2968PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/ham/SB2968_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/ham/SB2968_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2968CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968CS.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Agent Act"; bring forward. (signed)
- HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to. (signed)
- HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incentives. (signed)
- HB 958: Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relating to acquisition of technology services. (signed)
- HB 913: Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by processors, retail and food establishment prior to final sale. (signed)
- HB 920: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various organizations. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2968IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2968PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/ham/SB2968_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/ham/SB2968_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2968CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2968CS.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 2517: "MS Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act" and "Uniform Athletes Ag…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2517-2025)
- [HB 856: Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on and make various changes to.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB856-2025)
- [HB 1341: MS Health Care Industry Zone Act; extend repealer on act and related tax incent…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1341-2025)
- [HB 958: Department of Information Technology Services; revise certain provisions relati…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB958-2025)
- [HB 913: Meat labeling; require accurate labeling of meat and nonmeat products by proces…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB913-2025)
- [HB 920: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of various orga…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB920-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2968-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).