Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1377: Cleary Water, Sewer and Fire District; increase compensation for commissioners of.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CLEARY WATER, SEWER AND FIRE DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 19-5-171, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the compensation for the commissioners of the cleary water, sewer and fire district; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-5-171, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE CLEARY WATER, SEWER AND FIRE DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 19-5-171, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 19-5-171. (1) Every resident citizen of the county in which is located any district created under Sections 19-5-151 through 19-5-207, of good reputation, being the owner of land or the conductor of a business situated within the district and being over twenty-five (25) years of age and of sound mind and judgment, shall be eligible to hold the office of commissioner. (2) Except as provided in Section 19-5-164(3), each person appointed or elected as a commissioner, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the person's office, shall be required to execute a bond payable to the State of Mississippi in the penal sum of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) conditioned that the person will faithfully discharge the duties *HR31/R919* H. B. No. 1377 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR31/R919 PAGE 1 (OM\JAB) of the office. Each bond shall be approved by the clerk of the board of supervisors and filed with the clerk. (3) Each commissioner shall take and subscribe to an oath of office …
Sponsors
- Varner, Lance (R, 62) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To State Affairs;Appropriations A
Subjects: Cleary Water, Sewer and Fire District
Common questions
- What is HB1377?
- HB1377 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Cleary Water, Sewer and Fire District; increase compensation for commissioners of.
- What does HB1377 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 19-5-171, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the compensation for the commissioners of the cleary water, sewer and fire district; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1377?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1377?
- Varner, Lance (R, 62).
- Where is the official record for HB1377?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1377.xml
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