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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2613

PERS Tier 5 Cola Account; create and direct transfers to.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI TO OPEN, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE AN ACCOUNT THAT SHALL BE DESIGNATED THE PERS TIER 5 COLA ACCOUNT; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO MANAGE THE MONIES IN THE PERS TIER 5 COLA ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAWS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF MISSISSIPPI AS TRUSTEE OF THESE MONIES; TO REQUIRE THE STATE TREASURER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER, ON JULY 1, 2026, AND ON EVERY JULY 1 THEREAFTER THROUGH AND INCLUDING JULY 1, 2035, TO TRANSFER $5,000,000.00 FROM THE STATE GENERAL FUND TO THE ADDITIONAL ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR TIER 5 FUND; 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

2 co-sponsors

Josh Harkins, Nicole Boyd

Its course

January 19 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

FinanceJan 19 to Jan 223 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

State AffairsFeb 6 to Mar 3 · stopped25 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 5Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  2. Feb 6Sent to the House
  3. Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 5PassedSenate
  4. Feb 5Immediate ReleaseSenate
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 6Referred To State Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives