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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2026</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>PERS Tier 5; reduce creditable service requirement for retirement regardless of age from 35 to 30 years.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>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.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>04/17/26 at 12:33</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2909</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2909</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2909</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>March 1, 2026</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>State Affairs</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/SA.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Appropriations A</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AP.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Finance</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/FI.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Sparks</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Sparks.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Simmons (13th)</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Simmons_(13th).xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>A</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0011-0111</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00110111.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/19 (S) Referred To Finance</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 4</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Tabled Subject To Call</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 5</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Remove from Table for consider</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 6</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Amendment Failed</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 7</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/09 (S) Passed</ACT_DESC>
		<ACT_VOTE>../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0350014.pdf</ACT_VOTE>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 8</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/10 (S) Transmitted To House</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 9</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/12 (H) Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations A</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER>10</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/03 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF_DT>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2909IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2909IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2909CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2900-2999/SB2909CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF_DT>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2909CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<PASSED>
			<PASSED_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF>
			<PASSED_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.pdf</PASSED_PDF_DT>
			<PASSED_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/SB/2900-2999/SB2909PS.htm</PASSED_OTHER>
		</PASSED>
		<AMENDMENTS>
			<SAM>
				<SAM_DESC>Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)</SAM_DESC>
				<SAM_DISP>Lost</SAM_DISP>
				<SAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2909_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf</SAM_PDF>
				<SAM_PDF_DT>../../../../documents/2026/dt/sam/SB2909_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf</SAM_PDF_DT>
				<SAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/SB2909_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm</SAM_OTHER>
				<SAM_VOTE>../../../../2026/pdf/votes/senate/0350034.pdf</SAM_VOTE>
				<SAM_VDESC>{Vote}</SAM_VDESC>
			</SAM>
			<SAM>
				<SAM_DESC>Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)</SAM_DESC>
				<SAM_DISP>Not Germane</SAM_DISP>
				<SAM_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2909_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.pdf</SAM_PDF>
				<SAM_OTHER>../../../../../documents/2026/html/sam/SB2909_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_02.htm</SAM_OTHER>
			</SAM>
		</AMENDMENTS>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2909.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
</HISTORY>
