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SB2671 • 2026

Maximum compensation for certain public officers and employees; bring forward code section concerning.

AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-3-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Sparks
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide specific information about the exact individuals or entities affected by changes beyond what is listed in the exceptions.

Bringing Forward a Code Section on Public Officer Compensation

This bill brings forward an existing section of the Mississippi Code to possibly amend it and set limits on how much certain public officers can be paid.

What This Bill Does

  • Moves an existing part of the law about pay for some government workers to a new place in the code, so lawmakers can look at changing it if they want.
  • Sets a limit on how much money top state officials in the executive branch can earn each year. They cannot make more than 125% of what the Governor makes.
  • Lists exceptions where certain people like doctors and teachers are allowed to earn more than this limit, with some needing approval from specific boards or commissions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Top state officials in the executive branch
  • Academic and teaching staff at public institutions
  • Licensed physicians working for the state
  • Certain professional employees with specific qualifications

Terms To Know

Executive Branch
The part of government that carries out laws and policies, led by the Governor.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass during its session.
  • It only moves an existing section of the code to another place; it does not change any laws yet.
  • Details about who exactly would be affected by changes are unclear without further amendments.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    03/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-02-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/16 (H) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

  3. 2026-02-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/13 (S) Transmitted To House

  4. 2026-02-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/12 (S) Passed

  5. 2026-01-30 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass

  6. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (S) Referred To Economic and Workforce Development

Official Summary Text

Maximum compensation for certain public officers and employees; bring forward code section concerning.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2671 *SS26/R583* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Economic and Workforce
Development
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Sparks

SENATE BILL NO. 2671

AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-3-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1
1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED 2
PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. Section 25-3-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 5
brought forward as follows: 6
25-3-39. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this 7
section, no public officer, public employee, administrator, or 8
executive head of any arm or agency of the state, in the executive 9
branch of government, shall be paid an annual salary greater than 10
one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the salary fixed in 11
Section 25-3-31 for the Governor, nor shall the salary of any 12
public officer, public employee, administrator, or executive head 13
of any arm or agency of the state, in the executive branch of 14
government, be supplemented with any funds from any source, 15
including federal or private funds. Such salaries shall be 16
completely paid by the state. The following shall be exempt from 17
this subsection: 18
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(i) Academic officials, members of the teaching 19
staffs and employees of the state institutions of higher learning, 20
the Mississippi Community College Board, and community and junior 21
colleges; 22
(ii) Licensed physicians who are public employees; 23
(iii) Professional employees who hold a bachelor's 24
degree or more advanced degree from an accredited four-year 25
college or university or a certificate or license issued by a 26
state licensing board, commission or agency and who are employed 27
by the Department of Mental Health, if the State Personnel Board 28
approves the exemption; 29
(iv) The Commissioner of Child Protection 30
Services; and 31
(v) The Executive Director of the Public 32
Employees' Retirement System and the Chief Investment Officer of 33
the Public Employees' Retirement System. 34
(b) The Governor shall fix the annual salary of the 35
Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority, the 36
annual salary of the Commissioner of Child Protection Services, 37
and the annual salary of the Chief of Staff of the Governor's 38
office. The salary of the Governor's Chief of Staff shall not be 39
greater than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the salary 40
of the Governor and shall be completely paid by the state without 41
supplementation from another source. The salary of the Executive 42
Director of the Mississippi Development Authority may be greater 43
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ST: Maximum compensation for certain public
officers and employees; bring forward code
section concerning.
than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the salary of the 44
Governor and may be supplemented with funds from any source, 45
including federal or private funds; however, any state funds used 46
to pay the salary of the Executive Director of the Mississippi 47
Development Authority shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five 48
percent (125%) of the salary of the Governor. If the executive 49
director's salary is supplemented with private funds, the 50
Mississippi Development Authority shall publish on its website the 51
amount of the supplement and the name of the donor of the private 52
funds. 53
(2) No public officer, employee or administrator shall be 54
paid a salary or compensation, directly or indirectly, in excess 55
of the salary authorized to be paid the executive head of the 56
state agency or department in which he is employed. The State 57
Personnel Board, based upon its findings of fact, may exempt 58
physicians and actuaries from this subsection when the acquisition 59
of such professional services is precluded based on the prevailing 60
wage in the relevant labor market. 61
(3) The executive head of any state agency or department 62
appointed by the Governor, in such executive head's discretion, 63
may waive all or any portion of the salary or compensation 64
lawfully established for the position. 65
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 66
and after July 1, 2026. 67