All Bills - Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Engrossed
1/16/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
3/21/25
Passed
3/27/25
An Act To Amend Section 27-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Tax On All Taxable Income In Excess Of $10,000.00 To 3.75% For 2027, 3.5% For 2028, 3.25% For 2029, And 3% For 2030 And All Subsequent Years; To Provide For The Additional Reduction Of The Tax On All Taxable Income In Excess Of $10,000.00, Beginning In 2031, When The Working Cash-stabilization Reserve Fund Is Fully Funded, And The Adjusted General Fund Revenue Collections For A Fiscal Year Exceed Certain Appropriations For The Following Fiscal Year By At Least 0.85% Of The Cost Of A 1% Income Tax Reduction; To Amend Section 27-65-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Tax Retail Sales Of Groceries At 5% From And After July 1, 2025; To Amend Section 27-65-241, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 27-67-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Requires The Imposition Of A Use Tax, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 27-55-11, 27-55-519 And 27-55-521, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Excise Taxes On Gasoline And Certain Special Fuels To 21¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026, 24¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027, And 27¢ Per Gallon From July 1, 2027, Until The First Day Of The Month Immediately Following The Date Upon Which The Mississippi Transportation Commission And The State Treasurer Make Certain Certifications; To Provide For The Indexing Of Such Taxes; To Amend Sections 27-55-12 And 27-55-523, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 27-5-101 And 27-65-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Adjust The Distribution Of Revenue From Certain Gasoline And Special Fuel Taxes; To Revise The Distribution Of State Sales Tax Revenue Collected From Retail Sales Of Food For Human Consumption Not Purchased With Food Stamps But Which Would Be Exempt From Sales Tax If Purchased With Food Stamps; To Amend Section 27-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Adjust The Distribution Of Use Tax Revenue To Municipalities And Counties For Infrastructure; To Amend Section 27-67-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipalities To Expend Monies In A Special Fund Consisting Of Use Tax Revenue Distributions For The Acquisition And/or Rehabilitation Of Buildings; To Create A New Tier In The Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi For Employees Becoming Members Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026, Which Shall Consist Of A Defined Benefit Component And A Defined Contribution Component; To Specify That The Defined Contribution Component Shall Be A Plan Under Section 401(a) Of The Internal Revenue Code; To Provide That A Portion Of The Employee's Contributions Shall Be Deposited Into The Employee's Defined Contribution Account, And In Addition, The Employer May Elect To Contribute An Amount Up To The Maximum Pretax Amount Allowable Under Federal Law; To Provide That Members Shall Be Vested Immediately In The Defined Contribution Plan; To Amend Section 25-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "average Compensation" For Members In The New Tier To Mean The Average Of The Eight Highest Consecutive Years Of Earned Compensation, Or Of The Last 96 Consecutive Months Of Earned Compensation, Whichever Is Greater; To Amend The Definition Of "member" To Provide That, If A Person Withdraws From State Service And Receives A Refund Before March 1, 2026, And Reenters State Service On Or After March 1, 2026, The Member Shall Be Considered To Have Become A Member Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026, And No Prior Service Shall Be Credited; To Amend Section 25-11-109, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit The Circumstances For Which Creditable Service May Be Awarded For Employees Becoming Members Of The System On Or After March 1, 2026; To Amend Section 25-11-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service At The Age Of 62, And Members Who Have Completed At Least 35 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Withdrawal From Service Regardless Of Age; To Provide That Members In The New Tier Who Withdraw From Service Before Age 62 And Have Completed At Least Eight Years Of Membership Service And Have Not Received A Refund Of Their Contributions Shall Be Entitled To Receive A Retirement Allowance Upon Attaining The Age Of 62; To Provide That The Member's Annual Retirement Allowance From The Defined Benefit Plan Shall Consist Of A Member's Annuity, Which Shall Be Equal To 1% Of The Average Compensation For Each Year Of Creditable Service; To Provide That The Annual Retirement Allowance Of A Member Who Has Attained The Age Of 62 But Has Not Completed At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service Shall Be Reduced By An Actuarial Equivalent Factor For Each Year Of Creditable Service Below 30 Years Or The Number Of Years In Age That The Member Is Below Age 65, Whichever Is Less; To Amend Section 25-11-112, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That There Shall Be No Annual Cost-of-living Adjustment For The Retirement Allowance Applicable To The New Tier, Although The Legislature May Provide An Additional Benefit For A Specific Year; To Amend Section 25-11-114, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act With Respect To Retirement Allowances For Death Before Retirement Or Death Or Disability In The Line Of Duty; To Amend Section 25-11-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Member In The New Tier Shall Not Be Eligible For A Partial Lump-sum Distribution; To Amend Section 25-11-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, For Members In The New Tier, The Employee's Contribution Shall Be 9% Of Earned Compensation, 4% Of Which Shall Be Deposited Into The Annuity Savings Account Applicable To The Defined Benefit Portion Of The Retirement Allowance, With The Remaining 5% To Be Deposited Into The Employee's Defined Contribution Account; To Provide That, For Members In The New Tier, The Employer's Contribution Shall Be Applied To The System's Accrued Liability Contribution Fund; To Amend Section 25-11-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Membership In The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Shall Apply Only To Those State Legislators And Presidents Of The Senate Who Were Elected Before March 1, 2026; To Provide That, If A Member Of The Supplemental Legislative Retirement Plan Withdraws From State Service And Receives A Refund Before March 1, 2026, And Reenters State Service On Or After March 1, 2026, The Member Shall Be Considered To Have Become A Member Of The Public Employees' Retirement System On Or After March 1, 2026, And No Prior Service Shall Be Credited; To Amend Section 25-11-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor Technical Change; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 25-11-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Each Participant In The Optional Retirement Program Shall Contribute Monthly To The Optional Retirement Program 9% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation; To Reallocate The Employer's Contribution To The Optional Retirement Program; To Provide That An Amount Equal To 14.9%, For Employees Hired Before July 1, 2025, Or Up To 9%, For Employees Hired On Or After July 1, 2025, Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation Shall Be Applied To The Participant's Contracts Or Accounts; To Provide That Up To 0.2% Of The Participant's Total Earned Compensation Shall Be Applied To The Expense Fund Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Defray The Cost Of Administering The Optional Retirement Program; To Provide That The Remainder Shall Be Remitted To The Public Employees' Retirement System For Application To The Accrued Liability Contribution Fund; To Repeal Section 25-11-415, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides That The Public Employees' Retirement System May Deduct Not More Than 2% Of All Employers' Contributions And Transfer Such Deductions To The Expense Fund Of The System To Defray The Cost Of Administering The Optional Retirement Program; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB10
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 71-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No State Employee, Who Is Insured Under The State And School Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan, Shall Be Removed From That Insurance Plan Solely Because The Employee Filed A Workers' Compensation Claim; To Provide That The Employer Of That Employee Shall Continue To Pay Its Portion Of The Employee's State And School Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan While That Employee Is Receiving Workers' Compensation; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Sections 71-3-13 And 71-3-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB100
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 99-19-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Fines And Penalties For Misdemeanor Simple Assault Violations Deposited Into The "victims Of Human Trafficking And Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund"; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1000
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Engrossed
1/29/25
Refer
2/17/25
Failed
3/4/25
An Act To Reconstitute The Mississippi Fair Commission; To Provide For Its Composition; To Prescribe And Restore Its Powers And Duties, Which Had Been Transferred To The Mississippi Department Of Agriculture And Commerce By Virtue Of House Bill No. 1566, 2020 Regular Session; To Amend Sections 69-5-1, 69-5-3, 69-5-5, 69-5-7, 69-5-8, 69-5-11, 69-5-13, 69-5-15, 69-5-27, 69-5-29 And 69-5-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1001
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Refer
2/14/25
Failed
3/31/25
An Act To Create The "mississippi Inmate Labor Accountability And Rehabilitation Act"; To Define Certain Terms; To Authorize The Commissioner Of The Mississippi Department Of Corrections, To Allow The Sale Of All Goods, Wares, Services Or Merchandise Manufactured By Inmates To Be Sold In A Certain Manner; To Require The Proceeds From The Sale Shall Be Allocated In A Certain Manner; To Require The Commissioner Of The Department To Establish An Oversight Committee To Review And Approve The Types Of Goods And Services Produced And Sold By Inmates; To Require Certain Reporting Of The Department Concerning Goods And Services Sold By Inmates; To Require The Department To Provide Certain Educational Programs And Financial Literacy Training To Inmates; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1002
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The Payments Made By A Nuclear Generating Plant In Lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes Shall Be Paid To The Claiborne County School District; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1003
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 27-35-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Portion Of The Payments Made By A Nuclear Generating Plant In Lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes Shall Be Paid To Claiborne County, Mississippi, To Be Used By The County For Economic Development Purposes In The County; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1004
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 19-9-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Distribution Of Payments Made By A Nuclear Generating Plant In Lieu Of Ad Valorem Taxes; To Bring Forward Sections 19-9-153, 19-9-155 And 19-9-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To In Lieu Payments To Counties In Which Nuclear Generating Plants Are Located, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 27-35-309, Which Relates To The Methods Of Assessing Certain Public Service Corporation Property For The Purposes Of Ad Valorem Taxation And The Taxation Of Nuclear Generating Plants, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1005
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 99-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Compensation For Indigent Counsel; To Bring Forward Section 25-32-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Compensation For Public Defenders, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1006
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Engrossed
1/29/25
Refer
2/17/25
Enrolled
3/11/25
Passed
3/21/25
An Act To Prohibit The Manufacture, Sale Or Distribution Of Food Products Produced From Cultured Animal Cells; To Provide Penalties For Violations; To Enable The Department Of Agriculture And Commerce And The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Or Regulations As Necessary To Implement This Section; To Amend Section 75-35-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1007
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Designate The Last Monday Of April As Civil Rights Memorial Day; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1008
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact The "period Of Quiet Reflection Act"; To Amend Section 37-13-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That In Each Public School Classroom, The Local School Governing Board Shall Require A Brief Period Of Quiet Reflection For Not More Than 60 Seconds At The Opening Of Every School Day; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1009
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Enact Into Law The Agreement Among The States To Elect The President By National Popular Vote And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Agreement With Other States That Join In The Agreement; To Bring Forward Sections 23-15-771, 23-15-781, 23-15-785, 23-15-787 And 23-15-789, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Selection Of Presidential Electors At General Election, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB101
Introduced
1/10/25
Refer
1/10/25
Failed
2/13/25
An Act To Require A Prosecutor To Give Notice To A Law Enforcement Officer Before Sending A Giglio Letter Or Placing The Officer's Name On A Giglio List; To Define The Terms "giglio Letter" And "giglio List"; To Require The Prosecutor To Give The Officer An Opportunity To Review Materials And Meet With The Prosecutor Before The Giglio Letter Is Sent; To Authorize An Officer To Appeal A Prosecutor's Decision To Send A Giglio Letter To The Circuit Court In Which The Officer Resides For A De Novo Review; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi House Bill HB1010
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Failed
2/4/25
An Act To Amend Sections 23-15-151, 23-15-19, 23-15-125 And 23-15-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Person Shall Be Purged Or Otherwise Removed From The Statewide Elections Management System 120 Days Or Less Before The Date Of Any Election; And For Related Purposes.