Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2678: Duration of weekly unemployment benefits; prescribe method of determining.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-507, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE METHOD OF DETERMINING THE WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT DURATION BASED ON THE AVERAGE REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 71-5-503, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS FORTH THE MISSISSIPPI UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 71-5-507, mississippi code of 1972, to prescribe the method of determining the weekly unemployment benefit duration based on the average regional unemployment rate of the individual; to bring forward section 71-5-503, mississippi code of 1972, which sets forth the mississippi unemployment compensation law for the purpose of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-5-507, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE METHOD OF DETERMINING THE WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT DURATION BASED ON THE AVERAGE REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF THE INDIVIDUAL; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 71-5-503, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS FORTH THE MISSISSIPPI UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 71-5-507, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 71-5-507. * * * (1) The maximum number of weekly benefits a claimant may be eligible for in a benefit year shall depend on the average, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the region for the three (3) months preceding the month in which he or she files his or her first claim of a benefit year. The following defines the maximum number of weekly benefits available based upon the average regional unemployment rate as determined by the department according to subsection (2) of this section: (a) When the average regional unemployment rate is five percent (5%) or less, twelve (12) times the weekly benefit *SS36/R1165PS* S. B. No. 2678 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/SS36/R1165PS PAGE amount. (b) When the average regional unemployment rate is more than five percent (5%) but not more than seven percent (7%), sixteen (16) times …
Sponsors
- Taylor, Lane (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Workforce Development;Appropriations A
- : Transmitted To House
- : Passed As Amended
- : Amended
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Economic and Workforce Development
Votes
- Passed As Amended (February 12, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Duration of weekly unemployment benefits
Common questions
- What is SB2678?
- SB2678 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Duration of weekly unemployment benefits; prescribe method of determining.
- What does SB2678 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 71-5-507, mississippi code of 1972, to prescribe the method of determining the weekly unemployment benefit duration based on the average regional unemployment rate of the individual; to bring forward section 71-5-503, mississippi code of 1972, which sets forth the mississippi unemployment compensation law for the purpose of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of SB2678?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2678?
- Taylor, Lane (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for SB2678?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2678.xml
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