Mississippi House Bill 80

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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 Amend Section 71-3-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Workers' Compensation Allowed For Disability Or Death Cases From Sixty-six And Two-thirds Percent To One Hundred Percent Of The Average Weekly Wage For The State Per Week; To Amend Sections 71-3-17 And 71-3-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Who Is Eligible To Receive A Death Benefit Amount And Payment; To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' compensation; revise amount allowed for disability or death cases.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-07	House	Referred To Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
71	3	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0080.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0080IN.htm