Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2497
Retirement; make certain technical revisions to PERS, SLURP and Highway Patrol & exempt exec. dir. from salary cap.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-105, 25-11-109 AND 25-13-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE LANGUAGE REGARDING MEMBERSHIP IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM REGARDING A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT NO LONGER EXISTS; TO SIMPLIFY THE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN SERVICE CREDIT IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY REMOVING LANGUAGE THAT SPECIFIES THE INCREMENTS IN WHICH THE PAYMENT FOR SUCH CREDIT MUST BE MADE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-115 AND 25-13-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY TO WHOM SHALL BE PAID THE ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT OF ANY REMAINING PAYMENTS UNDER OPTION 4B OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PATROL RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-11-117 AND 25-11-311, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON WHO HAS RECEIVED A REFUND FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM REINTERS STATE SERVICE OR IS REELECTED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2007, AND REPAYS ALL OR A PART OF THE AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AS A REFUND, THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE REPAID AND THE CREDITABLE SERVICE RELATED THERETO SHALL NOT BE USED IN ANY BENEFIT CALCULATION UNTIL THE MEMBER HAS REMAINED A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE SYSTEM FOR 8 YEARS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-3-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FROM THE GOVERNOR'S SALARY CAP; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
FinanceJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
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What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.