Mississippi Senate Bill 2827 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on April 18 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-18 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 9-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Limit On Compensation Of Chancery Clerks And Circuit Clerks; To Amend Section 23-15-225, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Compensation Of County Registrars Of Election; To Amend Section 25-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salaries Of County Tax Assessors And Collectors; To Amend Section 25-3-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salaries Of County Supervisors; To Amend Section 25-7-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase Certain Filing Fees Charged By Chancery Clerks For The Recording Of Documents; To Amend Section 25-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fee Paid To The Circuit Clerk For Each Day's Attendance Upon The Circuit Court Term; To Amend Section 25-7-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fees Charged By Sheriffs; To Amend Section 25-7-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fees Charged By Marshals And Constables; To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Salaries Of The County Medical Examiners, Deputy Medical Examiners And Deputy Medical Examiner Investigators; To Amend Section 41-61-75, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Fees Paid By The County To A Medical Examiner Or His Deputy For Filing Certain Investigation Reports, And To Extend The Date Of Repeal Thereon; To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County To Pay A Monthly Office Allowance To The Attorney Employed By The Board; To Create A County Elected Officials Compensation And Fees Task Force To Study The Structure, Amounts And Sources Of The Compensation Received By, And The Fees Charged And Collected By, The Elected Officials Of The Counties, And To Make Recommendations To Address The Compensation Received By, And The Fees Charged And Collected By, Elected County Officials On A Long-term Basis; To Direct The Task Force To Make A Report Of Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature By December 1, 2019; To Provide For The Members Of The Task Force; To Provide For The Organization Of The Task Force; To Authorize The Payment Of Per Diem And Expenses For Attending Meetings Of The Task Force; To Provide That If The Total Amount Of All Fees Received By The Office Of The Chancery Clerk Or By The Office Of The Circuit Clerk In Any Year Are Insufficient To Pay The Expenses Of The Office For That Year, The Clerk Shall Notify The Board Of Supervisors; To Provide That If The Board Makes A Finding And Enters On Its Minutes The Finding That The Fees Received By The Office Of The Clerk Are Insufficient To Pay The Expenses Of The Office For That Year, Then The Board Of Supervisors May Appropriate Funds Of The County To The Office Of The Clerk As Necessary To Supplement The Payment Of The Expenses Of The Office Of The Clerk; And For Related Purposes.

County Elected Officials Compensation and Fees Task Force; create.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]	Sen. Philip Moran [R]	Sen. Willie Simmons [D]	Sen. Charles Younger [R]
Sen. Joel Carter [R]	Sen. Sampson Jackson [D]

2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 45 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 99 N: 10 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-06 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 93 N: 14 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-06 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 44 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-18		Approved by Governor
2019-04-02	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-04-02	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2019-03-29	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2019-03-29	House	Conference Report Adopted
2019-03-28	House	Conference Report Filed
2019-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2019-03-28	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2019-03-28	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2019-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2019-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2019-03-22	House	Conferees Named Read,Barton,Sullivan
2019-03-22	Senate	Conferees Named Clarke,Tollison,Polk
2019-03-20	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2019-03-07	House	Returned For Concurrence
2019-03-06	House	Passed As Amended
2019-03-06	House	Amended
2019-03-05	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2019-02-20	House	Referred To Appropriations
2019-02-07	Senate	Transmitted To House
2019-02-06	Senate	Passed
2019-02-06	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2019-02-05	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2019-01-21	Senate	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/SB/SB2827.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2827IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2827CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2827PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2827SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/ham/SB2827_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0300006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0580010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/house/0810003.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/votes/senate/0810003.pdf