Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1335: Salaries; increase for members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF EACH SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2029, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 5-1-41, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the salary of each senator and representative, beginning january 1, 2029, to an amount equal to fifteen percent of the salary of the governor of the state of mississippi; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF EACH SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE, BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2029, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE SALARY OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 5-1-41, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: [Until January 1, 2029, this section shall read as follows:] 5-1-41. Beginning with the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi, each Senator and Representative of the Legislature shall receive as compensation at each regular session the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) and the mileage allowance provided by Section 25-3-41, for each mile of the distance by the most direct route usually traveled in coming to and returning from the place where the Legislature sits. Beginning on April 16, 1997, each Senator and Representative shall receive for attending each extraordinary session or called session the sum of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) per day and mileage at *HR26/R1003* H. B. No. 1335 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1003 PAGE 1 (ENK\KW) the same rate as per regular session. In addition to the above, beginning on April 16, 1997, each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor shall receive the sum …
Sponsors
- Banks, Earle S. (D, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Appropriations A
Subjects: Salaries
Common questions
- What is HB1335?
- HB1335 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Salaries; increase for members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate.
- What does HB1335 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 5-1-41, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the salary of each senator and representative, beginning january 1, 2029, to an amount equal to fifteen percent of the salary of the governor of the state of mississippi; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1335?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1335?
- Banks, Earle S. (D, 67).
- Where is the official record for HB1335?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1335.xml
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