SB 2479 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Criminal investigators; increase salaries and salary supplements of.

SB 2479 increases the maximum annual salary supplement for criminal investigators working in Mississippi district attorney offices from an unspecified amount to $10,000 per year. This directly affects criminal investigators employed by district attorneys across the state, who may now receive this supplemental pay from sources like county funds, federal grants, or interlocal agreements. The bill amends Mississippi Code sections 25-31-10.1 to establish this $10,000 cap on supplements, while maintaining the base salary maximum at $75,000. The changes take effect on July 1, 2025.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends Mississippi state law to increase salaries and salary supplements for criminal investigators. The main changes involve adjusting the maximum base salary cap and the authorized salary supplement amounts that district attorneys can pay to criminal investigators.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on criminal investigators in Mississippi circuit court districts, with no changes to which districts are covered or who is eligible for the positions.
FISCAL

The maximum base salary for criminal investigators was changed from a placeholder amount to $75,000 per year, replacing a previous placeholder of $63,000.

The authorized salary supplement for criminal investigators was reduced from $10,000 per year to $5,000 per year.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and markup inconsistencies were corrected throughout the document, including standardizing the bill title and removing placeholder text.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Feb 7, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary A;Appropriations A
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brice Wiggins
Brice Wiggins
RRepublican
MS
52