Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1257: Heavy equipment property; authorize certain businesses to charge recovery fee on rental of.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS MAY CHARGE TO A RENTER A RECOVERY FEE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE RENTAL CHARGE FOR EACH ITEM OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTED IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT A RECOVERY FEE SHALL BE SEPARATELY STATED ON THE INVOICE OR RECEIPT FOR THE RENTAL TRANSACTION AND SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE BY THE QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE UNDERLYING RENTAL CHARGES OR OTHER CHARGES CONTAINED ON SUCH INVOICE OR RECEIPT; TO PROVIDE THAT RECOVERY FEES COLLECTED BY A QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS SHALL BE USED TO PAY OR AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED OR ASSESSED ON THE QUALIFIED RENTAL BUSINESS'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE STATE; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "HEAVY EQUIPMENT PROPERTY", "QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS", "RENT" AND "RENTAL CHARGE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to provide that a qualified heavy equipment rental business may charge to a renter a recovery fee in an amount not to exceed two percent of the rental charge for each item of heavy equipment rented in this state; to provide that a recovery fee shall be separately stated on the invoice or receipt for the rental transaction and shall be enforceable by the qualified heavy equipment rental business to the same extent as the underlying rental charges or other charges contained on such invoice or receipt…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS MAY CHARGE TO A RENTER A RECOVERY FEE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO PERCENT OF THE RENTAL CHARGE FOR EACH ITEM OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTED IN THIS STATE; TO PROVIDE THAT A RECOVERY FEE SHALL BE SEPARATELY STATED ON THE INVOICE OR RECEIPT FOR THE RENTAL TRANSACTION AND SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE BY THE QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE UNDERLYING RENTAL CHARGES OR OTHER CHARGES CONTAINED ON SUCH INVOICE OR RECEIPT; TO PROVIDE THAT RECOVERY FEES COLLECTED BY A QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS SHALL BE USED TO PAY OR AS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY AD VALOREM TAXES LEVIED OR ASSESSED ON THE QUALIFIED RENTAL BUSINESS'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE STATE; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "HEAVY EQUIPMENT PROPERTY", "QUALIFIED HEAVY EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS", "RENT" AND "RENTAL CHARGE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Heavy equipment property" means any and all tangible personal property owned by a qualified heavy equipment rental business that: *HR26/R2081* H. B. …