PERS-Related Legislation

Legislation Archive

This is an archive of recent PERS Legislative Summaries. Use the following drop-box menu to locate and view a PDF summary of PERS-related legislation for the selected year. The PDF summary will open in a new browser tab.

Legislative Summaries

2022	Legislative Summary
2021	Legislative Summary
2020	Legislative Summary
2019	Legislative Summary
2018	Legislative Summary
2017	Legislative Summary
2016	Legislative Summary
2015	Legislative Summary
2014	Legislative Summary
2013	Legislative Summary

Passed - 2023 Legislative Session

HB 1020 - Lamar, Trey

HB 1020 - Lamar, Trey - Capitol Complex Improvement District courts; authorize.

1-18-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Ways and Means

1-25-23 H Do pass as substituted from committee House Ways and Means

2- 2-23 H Read the third time

2- 9-23 S Received in the Senate - Not referred

3-21-23 S Senate conferees named - Wiggins, Michel, Parker

4-21-23 Approved by Governor

HB 1607 - Read, John

HB 1607 - Read, John - Appropriation; Public Employees' Retirement System.

1   02/13 (H) Referred to Appropriations

2-14-23 H Do pass from committee on House Appropriations

2-15-23 (H) Passed

2-16-23 (H) Transmitted to Senate

2-20-23 (S) Referred to Appropriations

3-9-23 (S) Title Suff Do Pass as Amended

3-26-23 H House adopted conference report (Vote: Y:115/N: 3)

4-17-23 Approved by Governor

SB 2323 - Fillingane Joey

SB 2323 - Fillingane Joey - Community hospitals; allow consolidation and collaboration involving other hospitals.

1-18-23 S Do pass as substituted from committee Senate Public Health and Welfare

2- 3-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 52/N: 0)

2- 8-23 H Received in the House - Not referred

3-30-23 G Approved by Governor

Dead - 2023 Legislative Session​

HB 21 - Newman, Gene

HB 21 - Newman, Gene - PERS; law enforcement officers and firefighters will vest after four years of membership regardless of the date they became members.

1- 3-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 77 - Denton, Oscar

HB 77 - Denton, Oscar - Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits withheld until full restitution has been paid.

1- 4-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 78 - Denton, Oscar

HB 78 - Denton, Oscar - Retirement; elected officials convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution has been made.

1- 4-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 114 - Clark, Bryant

HB 114 - Clark, Bryant - PERS; allow retirees to teach in critical needs areas and work full time and receive full salary for three years.

1- 4-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 153 - Young, Charles

HB 153 - Young, Charles - Public employees; exempt from bad check fees caused by error in direct deposit made by their employer or retirement system.

1- 4-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Banking and Financial Services

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 212 - Newman, Gene

HB 212 - Newman, Gene - PERS; certain law enforcement officers and firefighters shall receive one year of creditable service for every five years of service in Mississippi.

1- 4-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 218 - Turner, Jerry

HB 218 - Turner, Jerry - PERS; allow retirees working in nonlicensed school position to earn full amount of salary for position.

1- 4-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 237 - Rushing, Randy

HB 237 - Rushing, Randy - Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system.

1- 5-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 306 - Haney, Greg

HB 306 - Haney, Greg - Retirement; persons convicted of certain felonies shall forfeit benefits from PERS, SLRP, and MHSPRS.

1- 9-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 319 - Currie, Becky

HB 319 - Currie, Becky - Retirement; PERS and SLRP members convicted of certain felonies shall have benefits suspended until full restitution is made.

1- 9-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 473 - Miles, Tom

HB 473 - Miles, Tom - PERS; allow retirees to be employed as teachers and work full-time and receive full salary for two years.

1-13-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 558 - Haney, Greg

HB 558 - Haney, Greg -PERS; allow retirees to work as law enforcement officer for another employer and draw retirement allowance and work full time.

1-13-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 587 - Shanks, Fred

HB 587 - Shanks, Fred - PERS; all members of will vest after four years of membership regardless of the date they became members.

1-16-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 605 - Busby, Charles

HB 605 - Busby, Charles - PERS; contribution rates not increased unless authorized by Legislature, and make recommendation on changes to the plan.

1-16-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Do pass as substituted from committee House Appropriations

2-9-23 H Died on Calendar

HB 695 - Carpenter, Lester

HB 695 - Carpenter, Lester - PERS; new public safety employees may receive retirement allowance with 25 years of service.

1-16-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 745 - Evans, Bob

HB 745 - Evans, Bob - Legislature; allow retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.

1-17-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 790 - Arnold, Tracy

HB 790 - Arnold, Tracy - PERS; county and municipal election commissioners shall be members of.

1-17-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 818 - Yancey, Lee

HB 818 - Yancey, Lee - PERS Board; require to make investment decisions with sole purpose of maximizing returns.

1-17-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 891 - Brown, William "Bo"

HB 891 - Brown, William "Bo" - PERS; conduct study on feasibility of allowing retired teachers to continue to work full-time and receive full retirement allowance.

1-17-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 994 - Darnell, Jerry

HB 994 - Darnell, Jerry - Retired teachers; allow to return to teaching for a maximum of five years while receiving retirement benefits.

1-18-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1022 - Banks, Earle

HB 1022 - Banks, Earle - State boards and commissions; Department of Finance and Administration travel regulations shall be applicable to all.

1-18-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1099 - Criswell, Dana

HB 1099 - Criswell, Dana - Public retirement systems; require all investment actions to be made exclusively for purpose of providing financial benefits for members of.

1-19-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1148 - Darnell, Jerry

HB 1148 - Darnell, Jerry - Retirement; allow PERS retirees to serve in Legislature and receive only the expense allowance and mileage as compensation.

1-19-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1195 - Lamar, Trey

HB 1195 - Lamar, Trey - Retirement; allow certain members of PERS to purchase up to three years of creditable service.

1-19-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Ways and Means

1-25-23 H Do pass from committee on House Ways and Means

2- 1-23 H Passed (Vote: Y:104/N: 7)

2- 2-23 S Received in the Senate - Not referred

2-13-23 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Finance

2-28-23 S Died in Committee

HB 1214 - Williamson, Brady

HB 1214 - Williamson, Brady - Local and private laws that implement a tourism tax; authorize proceeds to be used for certain retirement fund and water/sewer systems.

1-19-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Local and Private Legislation

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1267 - Currie, Becky

HB 1267 - Currie, Becky - PERS; allow retirees to work as law enforcement officer for another employer and draw retirement allowance and work full-time.

1-20-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1296 - Bain, Nick

HB 1296 - Bain, Nick - Community hospitals and UMMC; expand powers and authority and provide for immunity from antitrust laws.

1-23-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Public Health and Human Services

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1368 - Steverson, Jody

HB 1368 - Steverson, Jody - School districts; authorize certain districts to employ retired teachers while they continue to draw retirement allowance.

1-25-23 H and also referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1380 - Banks, Earle

HB 1380 - Banks, Earle - Legislature; allow retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.

1-25-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1387 - Banks, Earle

HB 1387 - Banks, Earle - Salaries; increase for members of the Mississippi Senate and Mississippi House of Representatives.

1-25-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1481 - Banks, Earle

HB 1481 - Banks, Earle - Retirement; county board attorneys and city attorneys shall be members of PERS regardless of hours/week worked.

1-26-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HB 1482 - Banks, Earle

HB 1482 - Banks, Earle - Legislature; allow certain retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.

1-26-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Appropriations

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HCR 7 - Johnson, Robert

HCR 7 - Johnson, Robert - Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements from each congressional district for an initiative petition to the number of current congressional districts.

1-10-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Rules

1-31-23 H Died in committee

HCR 26 - Rosebud, Tracey

HCR 26 - Rosebud, Tracey - Constitution; conform initiative signature requirements to be from each congressional district for initiative petition.

1-18-23 H Introduced and referred to committee on House Constitution

1-31-23 H Died in committee

SB 2021 - Wiggins, Brice

SB 2021 - Wiggins, Brice - First Responder Appreciation and Recruitment Act; create.

1- 9-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 H Died in committee

SB 2148 - Butler, Kelvin

SB 2148 - Butler, Kelvin - Retired teachers; allow to draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers if having 30 years of creditable service.

1-11-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 H Died in committee

SB 2478 - Norwood, Sollie

SB 2478 - Norwood, Sollie - Legislature; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while serving as a member of.

1-17-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 S Died in committee

SB 2479 - Norwood, Sollie

SB 2479 - Norwood, Sollie - PERS; reduce vesting period from eight years to four.

1-17-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 S Died in committee

SB 2592 - Norwood, Sollie

SB 2592 - Norwood, Sollie - PRetired teachers; allow to draw retirement benefits and be reemployed as teachers subject to certain conditions.

1-19-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 S Died in committee

SB 2704 - DeLano, Scott

SB 2704 - DeLano, Scott - First Responders Retirement Incentive; create.

1-19-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 S Died in committee

SB 2712 - Jackson, Robert

SB 2712 - Jackson, Robert - PERS; reduce vesting period for retirement benefits from eight years to four years.

1-19-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 S Died in committee

SB 2849 - McMahan, Chad

SB 2849 - McMahan, Chad - PERS; clarify fiduciary duty to invest for highest return and not based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

1-20-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Finance

1-31-23 S Do pass from committee on Senate Finance

2- 9-23 S Passed (Vote: Y: 43/N: 4)

2-9-23 S Died in Calendar

SB 2880 - McDaniel, Chris

SB 2880 - McDaniel, Chris - Personal and medical leave; law enforcement and firefighters can buy back after work-related injury.

1-20-23 S Introduced and referred to committee on Senate Accountability and Transparency

1-31-23 S Died in committee