2025 Regular Session • Mississippi Legislature
HB578: Income tax; authorize a credit for taxpayers who employ persons previously incarcerated for conviction of certain crimes.
Legislative Summary
An Act To Authorize An Income Tax Credit For Certain Taxpayers That Employ Persons Who Have Been Released From Incarceration For Conviction Of A Misdemeanor Or For Conviction Of A Felony Offense For A Nonviolent Crime; To Provide The Amount Of The Tax Credit; To Limit The Amount Of The Tax Credit That May Be Claimed In A Taxable Year; And For Related Purposes.
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
1/15/2025
Referred To Ways and Means
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Failed(2/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Daryl Porter
Democrat