After more than an hour of debate, the Senate passed Senate Bill 3095 mostly by party lines. Despite the idea of a tax cut being a sticking point for GOP leadership this year, some Republicans voted against the bill, noting that it did not lower taxes on Mississippians but raised them on the gas tax.

The Mississippi Senate passed Senate Bill 3095, which is a comprehensive tax relief bill that would reduce the individual income tax and lower the grocery tax. According to Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann,

Democrats lack the votes to stop the bill but have vowed to fight it as long as possible, accusing Republicans of shortchanging American families to benefit the wealthy with tax breaks