HB 1752 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Judges' salaries; increase and delete provision setting at level recommended by State Personnel Board.

HB 1752 removes a provision requiring Mississippi's state court judges' salaries to automatically adjust every four years based on recommendations from the State Personnel Board. This change affects all state court judges, including Supreme Court justices, Court of Appeals judges, and chancery/circuit court judges. The bill deletes the mechanism that tied future salary increases to the Personnel Board's four-year review process, shifting how salary adjustments would be determined. Current salary levels (e.g., $181,491 for Supreme Court Chief Justice as of 2023) remain unchanged, but future increases would no longer follow this automatic review cycle. The legislation does not alter current salary amounts or funding sources.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026

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As Passed the lower → Current version · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates judicial salaries for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Chancery/Circuit judges effective January 1, 2027, while removing the automatic four-year salary adjustment tied to the State Personnel Board's recommendations. It also establishes a fixed annual salary supplement of $51,830 for County Court Judges paid from the Judicial System Operation Fund, replacing a previous system of variable adjustments.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include salary increases for Chancery and Circuit Court Judges in the main title and text, whereas the previous version focused primarily on Supreme and Court of Appeals judges. The mechanism for adjusting County Court Judge salaries changed from a variable formula based on state board recommendations to a fixed dollar amount.

TIMELINE

Added a new salary tier effective January 1, 2027, for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Chancery/Circuit judges, increasing their pay beyond the previous 2023-2026 rates.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted the provision requiring annual salary adjustments for all judges based on the State Personnel Board's compensation recommendations every four years, replacing it with fixed amounts.

FISCAL

Established a fixed annual salary supplement of $51,830 for County Court Judges paid from the Judicial System Operation Fund, replacing a previous variable adjustment system.

SCOPE

Explicitly included Chancery and Circuit Court Judges in the primary salary increase provisions, broadening the bill's application beyond just the appellate courts.

TECHNICAL

Updated formatting and spacing throughout the document to align with the 'As Sent to Governor' version, including minor text cleanup in the District Attorney salary section.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026 · House Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

51–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 52

Mar 10, 2026

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

executive

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Adopted

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Report Filed

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed As Amended

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

lower

Jan 19, 2026

Committee

Referred To Appropriations A;Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor