Mississippi House Bill 855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Act Of 2025; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide That Any Certified Law Enforcement Officer Who Has Been Employed In Law Enforcement For At Least A Year Shall Be Entitled To Additional Compensation In The Amount Of Six Hundred Dollars Per Year; To Provide That Such Supplemental Salary Shall Be Paid By The State Of Mississippi; To Provide That If Such Additional Pay Is Denied To A Law Enforcement Officer, Then Such Officer Shall Have A Certain Right Of Appeal; To Create A Board Of Review To Address Questions Of Eligibility For The Supplemental Salary; To Create A Special Fund Entitled The "supplemental Salary Pay For Law Enforcement Fund"; And For Related Purposes.

"Supplemental Salary Pay for Law Enforcement Act of 2025"; establish.

Rep. Jeffery Harness [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-16	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0855.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0855IN.htm