Bill Text: MS HB647 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Elected statewide and certain district officials; increase salaries of.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee [HB647 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2021-HB647-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2021 Regular Session

To: Appropriations

By: Representative Banks

House Bill 647

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SECRETARY OF STATE, COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, STATE TREASURER, STATE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SIXTY PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SALARIES OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO SIXTY PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF EACH SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2024, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 25-3-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     [Until January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:]

     25-3-31.  The annual salaries of the following elected state and district officers are fixed as follows:

Governor....................................... $122,160.00

Attorney General................................ 108,960.00

Secretary of State..............................   90,000.00

Commissioner of Insurance.......................   90,000.00

State Treasurer.................................   90,000.00

State Auditor of Public Accounts................   90,000.00

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.........   90,000.00

Transportation Commissioners....................   78,000.00

Public Service Commissioners....................   78,000.00

 * * *If the person serving as Governor on December 31, 2003, is reelected to the Office of Governor for the term beginning in the year 2004, he may choose not to receive the salary increase authorized by this section, but to receive, instead, an annual salary of One Hundred One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($101,800.00) during his new term of office by filing a written request with the Department of Finance and Administration.

     [From and after January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:]

     25-3-31.  (1)  The annual salaries of the following elected state and district officers are fixed as follows:

 * * *Governor $122,160.00

Attorney General 108,960.00

Secretary of State   90,000.00

Commissioner of Insurance   90,000.00

State Treasurer   90,000.00

State Auditor of Public Accounts   90,000.00

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce   90,000.00

Transportation Commissioners   78,000.00

Public Service Commissioners   78,000.00

If the person serving as Governor on December 31, 2003, is reelected to the Office of Governor for the term beginning in the year 2004, he may choose not to receive the salary increase authorized by this section, but to receive, instead, an annual salary of One Hundred One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($101,800.00) during his new term of office by filing a written request with the Department of Finance and Administration.

          (a)  Governor:  an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual salary of the President of the United States, as established in 3 USCS Section 102, as amended, or any successor statute.

          (b)  Attorney General:  an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (c)  Secretary of State:  an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (d)  Commissioner of Insurance:  an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (e)  State Treasurer:  an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (f)  State Auditor of Public Accounts:  an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (g)  Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce:  an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (h)  Transportation Commissioners:  an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

          (i)  Public Service Commissioners:  an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

     (2)  The salaries established in subsection (1) shall take effect on the first day of each elected officer's term of office  beginning in January 2024 and every four (4) years thereafter.  The annual salaries of the state and district officers may not be increased during their term of office.  Whenever the annual salary of the President of the United States is increased, the salary for each officer established in subsection (1) shall be increased accordingly on the first day of the next succeeding term of office.

     SECTION 2.  Section 5-1-43, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     [Until January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:]

     5-1-43.  (1)  The salary of the Lieutenant Governor and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) annually, and they shall receive for attending each extraordinary or called session the same compensation and mileage as is provided for members of the Legislature. * * *  However, in the event the Lieutenant Governor serving on the effective date of Laws, 1997, Chapter 577, shall be re‑elected for the term beginning in the year 2000, he shall continue to receive an annual salary of Forty Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($40,800.00).

     (2)  On the first day of each month, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive in twelve (12) equal monthly installments the compensation provided for pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

     [From and after January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:]

     5-1-43.  * * * (1)  The salary of the Lieutenant Governor and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) annually, and they shall receive for attending each extraordinary or called session the same compensation and mileage as is provided for members of the Legislature.  However, in the event the Lieutenant Governor serving on the effective date of Laws, 1997, Chapter 577, shall be re‑elected for the term beginning in the year 2000, he shall continue to receive an annual salary of Forty Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($40,800.00).

(2)  On the first day of each month, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive in twelve (12) equal monthly installments the compensation provided for pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.(1)  The salary of the Lieutenant Governor and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in Section 25-3-31.  The Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive, for attending each extraordinary or called session, the same compensation and mileage as is provided for members of the Legislature.

     (2)  On the first day of each month, the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall receive in twelve (12) equal monthly installments the compensation pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

     SECTION 3.  Section 5-1-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     [Until January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:]

     5-1-41.  Beginning with the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, each Senator and Representative of the Legislature shall receive as compensation at each regular session the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and the mileage allowance provided by Section 25-3-41, for each mile of the distance by the most direct route usually traveled in coming to and returning from the place where the Legislature sits. Beginning on April 16, 1997, each Senator and Representative shall receive for attending each extraordinary session or called session the sum of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per day and mileage at the same rate as per regular session.  In addition to the above, beginning on April 16, 1997, each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor shall receive the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month for expenses incidental to his office for every full month of his term, except any month or major fraction thereof when the Legislature is convened in regular or extraordinary session; and payments shall be made to each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor by the State Treasurer between the first and tenth day of each month following the month for which the payments are due.

     [From and after January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:]

     5-1-41.  * * *Beginning with the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, each Each Senator and Representative of the Legislature shall receive as compensation * * *at each regular session the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the annual salary of the Governor of the State of Mississippi as established in Section 25-3-31 and the mileage allowance provided by Section 25-3-41, for each mile of the distance by the most direct route usually traveled in coming to and returning from the place where the Legislature sits.  * * *Beginning on April 16, 1997, each Each Senator and Representative shall receive for attending each extraordinary session or called session the sum of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per day and mileage at the same rate as per regular session.  In addition to the above, * * * beginning on April 16, 1997, each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor shall receive the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month for expenses incidental to his or her office for every full month of his or her term, except any month or major fraction thereof when the Legislature is convened in regular or extraordinary session; and payments shall be made to each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor by the State Treasurer between the first and tenth day of each month following the month for which the payments are due.

     SECTION 4.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.

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