Mississippi Senate Bill 2662

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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 Enact A Minimum Wage Law For The State Of Mississippi, With Annual Incremental Increases Over A Four-year Period; To Define Employers And Employees Subject To The Minimum Wage Law; To Empower The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, Office Of The Governor, To Enforce And Administer The Provisions Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties And A Civil Cause Of Action Against Employers For Violations Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Amend Section 17-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipal And County Governing Authorities, In Their Discretion, To Mandate A Wage That Is More Than The State Minimum Wage; To Amend Section 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Amend Sections 85-3-4 And 97-3-54.4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Technical, Nonsubstantive Amendments; To Bring Forward Sections 7-7-204, 23-15-239, 37-7-307, 37-33-175, 57-34-5 And 99-19-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Minimum Wage Act; enact.

Sen. Johnny DuPree [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	Senate	Referred To Labor;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	239	New Code	See Bill Text
25	3	40	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	33	175	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/SB/SB2662.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2662IN.htm