Mississippi House Bill 34 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Are Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System Who Are Elected As A Member Of The Legislature After Retirement May Continue Receiving A Retirement Allowance From The System While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Receive 50% Of The Amount Of The Compensation Provided For Each Regular Session And 50% Of The Monthly Amount Provided For Expenses Incidental To His Or Her Office, And Shall Receive The Full Amount Of All Other Compensation, Per Diem, Expense Allowance And Mileage Provided For Members Of The Legislature; To Provide That Those Persons Shall Not Be Active Members Of The Retirement System And Shall Not Receive Any Creditable Service For The Period During Which They Receive A Retirement Allowance While Serving As A Member Of The Legislature; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-127 And 5-1-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Legislature; allow retired PERS members to receive a retirement allowance while serving as a member of.

Rep. Jay Hughes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-11	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0034.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0034IN.htm