Skip to main content

PERS-Related Legislation

PERS tracks related legislation on this page during each session of the Mississippi Legislature. You may also use the tool at the right to view PERS-related legislation from past years.

Mississippi State Legislature

How a Bill Becomes a Law

PERS law can be found in Miss. Code Ann. § 25-11 (1972, as amended)​

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

Pending - 2023 Legislative Session

There is no pending legislation.

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