MS HB636 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

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

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That From And After July 1, 2020, The Annual Salaries Of The Elected State Officers Shall Be The Amounts Appropriated For Each Of Those Officers By The Legislature, Subject To Certain Limitations; To Provide That The State Personnel Board Shall Survey The Salaries Of The Officers In The States Adjacent To Mississippi That Are Equivalent To The Elected State Officers In Mississippi, And Set A Maximum Annual Salary Amount For Each Of Those Officers That Is Equal To The Average Of The Annual Salaries Of The Equivalent Officers In The Adjacent States; To Provide That The Amount Of The Annual Salary For Any Of Those Officers Appropriated By The Legislature For Fiscal Year 2021 Shall Not Be Less Than The Current Amount For That Officer Or More Than Three Percent Above The Current Amount For That Officer; To Provide That For Each Of The Next Three Fiscal Years, The Legislature May Increase The Amount Of The Annual Salary For Any Of Those Officers By Not More Than Three Percent Above The Annual Salary Amount Appropriated For The Preceding Fiscal Year; To Provide That The Annual Salary Appropriated For Any Of Those Officers Shall Not Be More Than The Amount Set For That Officer By The State Personnel Board Or More Than The Amount Of The Annual Salary Appropriated For The Governor; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Elected state officers; salaries shall not be more than average of salaries of equivalent officials in adjacent states.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-05HouseDied In Committee
2019-01-16HouseReferred To Appropriations

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