Department of Public Safety; revise salary scale.
This bill updates the salary schedule for sworn officers in the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, establishing new pay rates based on rank and years of experience. It creates a detailed pay structure that starts at $54,000 for entry-level positions and increases to over $131,000 for top leadership roles, while also removing the previous "David R. Huggins Act" from state law. The legislation requires the Department of Public Safety to report necessary data to budget officials to fund these salaries and allows the Commissioner to set pay for officers in related divisions like the Capitol Police using the same scale.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 7, 2024
Signed May 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2024 · House Mar 26, 2024
How they voted
52–0
Passed
Total votes 52
Mar 6, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican36
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 13, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
May 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Adopted
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Recommitted For Further Conf
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Report Filed
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Referred To Appropriations C;Appropriations A
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred To Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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