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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2909

PERS Tier 5; reduce creditable service requirement for retirement regardless of age from 35 to 30 years.

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 AMEND SECTION 25-11-111, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REDUCE THE CREDITABLE SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR RETIREMENT REGARDLESS OF AGE FROM 35 YEARS TO 30 YEARS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO BECAME MEMBERS ON OR AFTER MARCH 1, 2026; 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

1 co-sponsor

Sarita Simmons

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 action10 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 921 days

FinanceJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

State AffairsFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 9

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Tabled in the Senate, subject to being called up again
  5. Taken from the table in the Senate to be considered
  6. Amendment failed in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 12Referred to the House committees on State Affairs and on Appropriations A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 9Tabled Subject To CallSenate
  5. Feb 9Remove from Table for considerSenate
  6. Feb 9Amendment FailedSenate
  7. Feb 9PassedSenate
  8. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  9. Feb 12Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives