Agricultural land; impose tax on sale of certain foreign owned.
HB 4033 imposes a 5% tax on the gain from selling agricultural land owned or possessed in majority part (50% or more) by a foreign individual, entity, or government. It directly affects foreign owners of Mississippi farmland who sell their property. The bill also revises how agricultural land value is calculated for property taxes, requiring appraisers to use an income-based method with a 10% capitalization rate and specific moving averages for valuation, excluding government payments and crop insurance.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Failed
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Last action Mar 17, 2026
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The bill title was updated from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House,' indicating it has moved through the legislative process and received approval from the House of Representatives. This change reflects procedural progress rather than substantive policy modifications. The core tax provisions on agricultural land sales to nonresident aliens remain unchanged in this version.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes detected; the bill's applicability to nonresident aliens selling agricultural land remains the same.
TECHNICAL
Title header updated from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect legislative progress through the House chamber.
Added parenthetical note '(As Passed the House)' to the bill title to indicate current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
34–17
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Mar 17, 2026
D
Democratic18
61% Nay
R
Republican34
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2026
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (34-17-1)
senate
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Trey Lamar
RRepublican
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