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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
2025 Legislative Summary
2024 Legislative Summary
2023 Legislative Summary
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

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
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
Letter  
Attachment A - One-Page Summary  
Attachment B - Tier 5 Legislative Language  
Attachment C - ORP Legislative Language  
Attachment D - Monthly Default Legislative Language  
Attachment E - UAAL Payment Legislative Language
Attachment F - MDC Legislative Language
Attachment G - Selected States Appropriating Funds above the ADEC to Public Pension Plans since FY 2021
Attachment H - PERS Facts & Figures, page 19
Attachment I - Benefit Scenarios in Lieu of Increased Employer Contributions

Pending - 2026 Regular Legislative Session

Senate Bill 2003 - DeBar

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
Senate Bill 2004 - Sparks

Senate Bill 2004 - Sparks - Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact.

  • 01/06 (S) Referred To Appropriations
  • 01/06 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

Passed - 2026 Regular Legislative Session

No legislation has passed yet.


 

Dead - 2026 Regular Legislative Session

No legislation has died yet.