PERS; require any terminated plan to pay net pension liability to board in a lump sum before termination.
SB 2794 requires political subdivisions (like cities or counties) with previously approved pension plans to pay their full net pension liability to Mississippi's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) in a single lump sum before terminating their plan. This applies to any plan ending through legislation, privatization, sale, or dissolution, with the payment due by June 30, 2025, or the termination date - whichever amount is greater. The bill aims to ensure PERS receives full funding coverage for future pension obligations when a plan ends, rather than through phased payments. The bill died in committee on March 4, 2025, and was never enacted.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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MINOR
The bill's title was updated to reflect it has passed the Senate, and the effective date was simplified to remove the repeal clause. The transfer provisions for retirement accounts were reformatted for clarity but maintain the same requirements.
TIMELINE
The repeal clause was removed, changing the effective date from 'July 1, 2025, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2025' to simply 'from and after July 1, 2025', allowing the law to remain in effect indefinitely.
TECHNICAL
The text describing retirement account transfers was reformatted with adjusted line breaks and spacing for readability, without changing the legal requirements or conditions for transferring funds between systems.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
49–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 12, 2025
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican35
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred To State Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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