l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 1039

PERS; provide that persons convicted of certain felonies may not receive benefits.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM SHALL BE TERMINATED FROM MEMBERSHIP IN THE SYSTEM IF THE MEMBER IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY THAT IS RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE MEMBER'S EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE SERVICE AND THAT IS COMMITTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2014; TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY MEMBER WHO IS CHARGED WITH ANY SUCH CRIME WHO RETIRES AND RECEIVES A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH THE CRIME SHALL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE MEMBER IS CONVICTED OF THE CRIME, AT WHICH TIME THE MEMBER'S RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE SHALL BE TERMINATED; TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF THE ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS OF ANY MEMBER WHO IS CONVICTED OF ANY SUCH CRIME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Randy Rushing

Its course

January 20 to February 4, 2014, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

AppropriationsJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives