Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 2794 — Legislators; allow office expense allowance for every month of the term.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

62 added · 33 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill SB 2794 now provides that starting January 1, 2024, each Senator, Representative, and the Lieutenant Governor will receive their statutory office expense allowance for every month they serve. Previously, this allowance had different terms, including a provision for it to begin on July 1, 2022. This change is significant because it ensures that lawmakers receive a consistent monthly expense allowance for the duration of their term, which can help them better manage office-related costs while serving the public.

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Appropriations SENATE BILL NO.
Appropriations COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.
2794 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL RECEIVE THE STATUTORY OFFICE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR EVERY MONTH OF HIS TERM;
2794 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2024, EACH SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHALL RECEIVE THE STATUTORY OFFICE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR EVERY MONTH OF HIS TERM;
5-1-41.
[Until January 1, 2024, this section shall read as follows:] 5-1-41.
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 S.
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2794 *SS26/R1064CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS26/R1064CS PAGE 1 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 of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month for expenses incidental to his office for every full month of his term, except any month or major fraction thereof when the Legislature is convened in regular or extraordinary session;
and payments shall be made to each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor by the State Treasurer between the first and tenth day of each month following the month for which the payments are due.
[From and after January 1, 2024, 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.
In addition to the above, beginning on * * * July 1, 2022, each Senator and Representative S.
In addition to the above, beginning on * * * January 1, 2024, each Senator and Representative and the Lieutenant Governor shall receive the sum S.
2794 *SS08/R1064* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 22/SS08/R1064 PAGE 1 (jmr\tb) and the Lieutenant Governor shall receive the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month for expenses incidental to his office for every * * * month of his term * * *;
2794 *SS26/R1064CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R1064CS PAGE 2 of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) per month for expenses incidental to his office for every * * * month of his term * * *;
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2022.
2794 *SS08/R1064* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS08/R1064 ST:
2794 *SS26/R1064CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/SS26/R1064CS ST:
allow office expense allowance PAGE 2(jmr\tb) for every month of the term.
allow office expense allowance PAGE 3 for every month of the term.
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Action History

  1. Died On Calendar

  2. Motion to Reconsider Entered

  3. Passed

  4. Committee Substitute Adopted

  5. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  6. Referred To Appropriations

Sponsors

  • Jordan · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Jordan

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 48 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15200
Republican 24200
Democrat 9000
Total 48400
% of votes cast 92%8%0%0%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
McDaniel — Nay
Sojourner — Nay
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Nay
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Nay
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2794?
SB 2794 is sponsored by Jordan.
What is the current status of SB 2794?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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