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2014 Regular Session

House Bill 121

Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system.

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; 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; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-15-3 AND 25-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO IS PARTICIPATING IN THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN, AND WHO OTHERWISE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE BUT IS TERMINATED FROM MEMBERSHIP IN THE SYSTEM BECAUSE OF CONVICTION OF ANY SUCH CRIME, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND COVERAGES FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES; 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

Timmy Ladner

Its course

January 7 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 7 to Feb 4 · stopped28 days

AppropriationsJan 7 to Feb 4 · stopped28 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 7 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 7Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 7Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives