l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 891

Written earnings statement; require employer to provide upon employee's written request.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT TO AN EMPLOYEE UPON RECEIVING A WRITTEN REQUEST; TO SPECIFY THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE REGARDING AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO REQUEST A WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST AN EMPLOYER WHO FAILS TO PROVIDE SUCH STATEMENT; TO IMPOSE A $750.00 FINE ON ANY EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT; 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

Its course

January 16 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 419 days

Business and CommerceJan 16 to Jan 2812 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 19 to Mar 3 · stopped12 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 16 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 19Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate