Mississippi House Bill 526

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi Minimum Wage Law"; To Establish The State Minimum Wage At $15.00 Per Hour; To Provide That Employers With Tipped Employees Are Exempt From The Requirement To Pay The State Minimum Wage; To Establish Guidelines For Employees Entitled To Overtime Pay; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 17-1-51, 23-15-239, 25-3-40, 37-7-307, 57-34-5 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 85-3-4 And 97-3-54.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Included For Purposes Of Possible Amendment, To Make Nonsubstantive Grammatical Corrections; And For Related Purposes.

Minimum wage; establish at $15.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime.

Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-12	House	Referred To Workforce Development;Business and Commerce

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	51	New Code	See Bill Text
23	15	239	New Code	See Bill Text
25	3	40	New Code	See Bill Text
37	7	307	New Code	See Bill Text
57	34	5	New Code	See Bill Text
7	7	204	New Code	See Bill Text
85	3	4	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	54	Amended Code	See Bill Text
99	19	20	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0526.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0526IN.htm