Mississippi House Bill 847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Members Of The Public Employees' Retirement System To Retire And Continue As A Member Of The Legislature, And Authorize Retired Members Of The Retirement System To Be Elected As A Member Of The Legislature, In The Same Manner As Authorized For Persons In Elected County Or Municipal Offices; To Amend Sections 25-11-105, 25-11-305, 5-1-41 And 5-1-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Retirement; allow PERS retirees to serve in Legislature in same manner as for elected county or municipal offices.

Rep. Jerry Darnell [R]

Rep. Dale Goodin [R]

Rep. Joseph Tubb [R]

Rep. Jeff Hale [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	House	Referred To Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	11	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	11	127	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	11	305	Amended Code	See Bill Text
5	1	41	Amended Code	See Bill Text
5	1	47	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0847.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0847IN.htm