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MS HB1810
Bill
Status
Failed
2/25/2026
Primary Sponsor
Daryl Porter
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AI Summary
- Imposes a tiered annual tax on employers with 50+ employees who eliminate jobs through AI implementation: $5,000 per position for the first 10 displaced workers, $7,500 for positions 11-50, and $10,000 for 51+ displaced positions
- Creates the Mississippi Workforce Transition and Development Fund to receive tax revenues for worker retraining, apprenticeships, community college partnerships, career counseling, and support services like transportation and childcare
- Provides tax credits of up to $7,500 per worker for internal retraining costs and up to $5,000 per worker for external workforce development programs, plus $3,000 per new position created requiring different skills
- Phases in tax rates at 50% in year one, 75% in year two, and 100% in year three and beyond; positions eliminated through natural attrition taxed at 50% for the first two years
- Establishes an 11-member AI Workforce Impact Advisory Council chaired by the Department of Employment Security Executive Director to review implementation and submit annual reports to the Legislature, effective January 1, 2027
Legislative Description
"Mississippi Human Capital Supplemental Tax Act"; create.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/25/2026
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means1/30/2026
Full Bill Text
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