Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1075: Broadband equipment speed; increase to FCC requirement regarding ad valorem tax exemption.
Status: Failed, February 26, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-87-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "EQUIPMENT USED IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES" FOR PURPOSES OF AN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED FOR SUCH EQUIPMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 57-73-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 57-87-7, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of "equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies" for purposes of an ad valorem tax exemption authorized for such equipment; to bring forward section 57-73-21, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 57-87-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "EQUIPMENT USED IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES" FOR PURPOSES OF AN AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED FOR SUCH EQUIPMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 57-73-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 57-87-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 57-87-7. Equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies by a telecommunications enterprise (as defined in Section 57-73-21(14)), that is placed in service after June 30, 2003, and before July 1, 2025, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for a period of ten (10) years after the date such equipment is placed in service. For purposes of this section, "equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies" means any equipment * * * capable of being used for or in connection with the transmission of information at a rate, prior to taking into account the effects of any signal degradation, that is not less than three hundred eighty‑four (384) kilobits per second in at least one direction, including, but not limited to, asynchronous transfer mode switches, digital subscriber line access multiplexers, routers, servers, multiplexers, fiber optics and related equipment that is capable of …
Sponsors
- Tullos, Mark (R, 79) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Ways and Means
Votes
- Passed (February 11, 2026): 109 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (February 11, 2026): 112 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Broadband equipment speed
Common questions
- What is HB1075?
- HB1075 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Broadband equipment speed; increase to FCC requirement regarding ad valorem tax exemption.
- What does HB1075 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 57-87-7, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of "equipment used in the deployment of broadband technologies" for purposes of an ad valorem tax exemption authorized for such equipment; to bring forward section 57-73-21, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1075?
- Failed as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1075?
- Tullos, Mark (R, 79).
- Where is the official record for HB1075?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1075.xml
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