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.
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
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2025 Legislative Letter
The linked letter and attachments below were sent December 23, 2024, to Speaker of the House of Representatives Jason White, Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Senate Appropriations Chair Briggs Hopson, and Mississippi House Appropriations Chair John Read relaying the results of actuarial reports, in accordance with state law.
- Letter to Legislative Leadership on ADC and Actuarial Assessments with Attachments
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Letter PERS Actuarial Audit - GRS PERS Actuarial Audit - CavMac PERS Actuarial Audit - Cheiron Summary Sheet of Actuarial Audits Earnings and Contributions by Employer Type
2025 Letter to Governor Reeves
The linked letter below was sent April 24, 2025, to Governor Tate Reeves to request that the additional recurring funding needs of PERS be included in any call for an upcoming special session.
2025 Letter to Governor Reeves
2024 Legislative Letter
The linked letter and attachments below were sent January 25, 2024, to Speaker of the House of Representatives Jason White and Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann relaying legislative requests for PERS.
- Letter to Legislative Leadership with Attachments
Pending - 2026 Regular Legislative Session
- House Bill 2 - White
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House Bill 2 - White - "Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026"; establish to provide greater flexibility and opportunity for school choice.
- 01/07 (H) Referred To Education
- 01/14 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- 01/15 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
- 01/15 (H) Amended
- 01/15 (H) Passed As Amended
- 01/15 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Oliver, Roberson)
- 01/20 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
- 01/20 (H) Transmitted To Senate
- 01/21 (S) Referred To Education
- House Bill 45 - Scott
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House Bill 45 - Scott - PERS; require employers to pay percentage of contract workers' compensation into the system.
- 01/07 (H) Referred To State Affairs
- House Bill 568 - Yancey
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House Bill 568 - Yancey - PERS; first responders hired after 3-1-26 shall be included in Tier 4 membership in the system.
- 01/13 (H) Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations A
- Senate Bill 2001 - DeBar
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Senate Bill 2001 - DeBar - School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of..
- 01/06 (S) Referred To Education
- 01/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- 01/07 (S) Passed
- 01/08 (S) Transmitted To House
- Senate Bill 2003 - DeBar
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Senate Bill 2003 - DeBar - Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
- 01/06 (S) Referred To Education
- 01/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- 01/07 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
- 01/07 (S) Amended
- 01/07 (S) Passed As Amended
- 01/08 (S) Transmitted To House
- Senate Bill 2004 - Sparks
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Senate Bill 2004 - Sparks - Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact.
- 01/06 (S) Referred To Appropriations
- 01/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- 01/07 (S) Passed
- 01/08 (S) Transmitted To House
- Senate Bill 2246 - McLendon
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Senate Bill 2246 - McLendon - Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act; enact to raise teacher salaries.
- 01/14 (S) Referred To Education; Appropriations
- Senate Bill 2249 - Barnett
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Senate Bill 2249 - Barnett - Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act; enact to raise teacher salaries.
- 01/14 (S) Referred To Gaming
- Senate Bill 2299 - McLendon
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Senate Bill 2299 - McLendon - PERS; change separation requirement for retired teachers returning to work from 90 days to 30 days.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Education
- Senate Bill 2469 - Simmons
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Senate Bill 2469 - Simmons - State employee salaries; direct State Personnel Board to implement across-the-board increase.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Appropriations
- Senate Bill 2652 - McLendon
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Senate Bill 2652 - McLendon - First responders; include county and municipal road workers as eligible for death and disability benefits.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Senate Bill 2613 - Sparks
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Senate Bill 2613 - Sparks - PERS Tier 5 Cola Account; create and direct transfers to.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- 01/22 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- Senate Bill 2900 - Johnson
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Senate Bill 2900 - Johnson - MS Deferred Comp; allow Roth and other after-tax accounts, and comply with qualified domestic relations orders.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2901 - McLendon
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Senate Bill 2901 - McLendon - Save Our Badge and Shield Act; enact to categorize first responders as if hired before March 1, 2026, for PERS purposes.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2902 - Brumfield
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Senate Bill 2902 - Brumfield - PERS; reform Tier 5.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2903 - Barnett
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Senate Bill 2903 - Barnett - PERS; allow Tier 5 members to receive 3% COLA, but not to exceed $15,000.00 in any single year.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2904 - Johnson
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Senate Bill 2904 - Johnson - PERS Tier 5; reduce creditable service requirement for law enforcement officers and firefighters to retire at any age.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2905 - Norwood
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Senate Bill 2905 - Norwood - Legislature; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2906 - Blount, Simmons
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Senate Bill 2906 - Blount, Simmons - PERS; repeal Tier 5, but provide a different COLA for new hires
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2907 - Fillingane
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Senate Bill 2907 - Fillingane - First Responders Retirement System; establish.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2908 - Fillingane
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Senate Bill 2908 - Fillingane - PERS; first responders hired after 3-1-26 may receive retirement allowance after 25 years of service.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- Senate Bill 2909 - Sparks
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Senate Bill 2909 - Sparks - PERS creditable service; bring forward code sections.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- 02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- Senate Bill 2910 - Sparks
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Senate Bill 2910 - Sparks - PERS; require any terminated plan to pay net pension liability to board in a lump sum before termination.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- 02/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- Senate Bill 2911 - Sparks
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Senate Bill 2911 - Sparks - PERS; provide alternative return to work provisions.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- 02/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- Senate Bill 2912 - Sparks, Blount
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Senate Bill 2912 - Sparks, Blount - MS Deferred Compensation; allow Roth and other after-tax accounts.
- 01/19 (S) Referred To Finance
- 01/29 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
Passed - 2026 Regular Legislative Session
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Dead - 2026 Regular Legislative Session
No legislation has died yet.