2026 Regular Session

House Bill 45

PERS; require employers to pay percentage of contract workers' compensation into the system.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Affairs Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EACH EMPLOYER IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM THAT CONTRACTS WITH INDIVIDUALS TO PERFORM SERVICES FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYER AS A CONTRACT WORKER, CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO PAY INTO THE EMPLOYER'S ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT OF THE SYSTEM A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION THAT IS PAID TO THE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE CONTRACT, IF THE SERVICES CONTRACTED FOR ARE SERVICES THAT ARE TYPICALLY PERFORMED BY REGULAR EMPLOYEES OF THE EMPLOYER AND ARE STILL BEING PERFORMED BY OR WERE FORMERLY PERFORMED BY ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE SYSTEM FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERCENTAGE SHALL BE THE SAME AS THE EMPLOYER'S CONTRIBUTION RATE THAT IS PAID ON ACCOUNT OF EACH MEMBER WHO BECAME A MEMBER OF THE SYSTEM BEFORE MARCH 1, 2026; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 7 to February 3, 2026, 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 3 · stopped27 days

State AffairsJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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 3

Jan 7Referred to the House committee on State Affairs
Feb 3Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 7Referred To State AffairsHouse of Representatives
Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives