MississippiMississippiBillHB 1239

Data center enterprise tax exemptions revision

Would have revised definitions and other provisions of the tax exemptions for data center enterprises.

Body

Mississippi Legislature

Session

2025

Introduced

Jan 20, 2025

Sponsors

R (Republican)Republican

Topics

Data centers

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