Mississippi HB1018 terminates retirement benefits for Public Employees' Retirement System members convicted of job-related felonies after July 1.
Mississippi HB1018 amends the Mississippi Code to terminate retirement benefits for members of the Public Employees' Retirement System who are convicted of or plead guilty or nolo contendere to a felony related to their employment, committed on or after July 1, 2026. The bill specifies that such members will continue to receive their retirement allowance until the conviction is final, at which point the allowance will be terminated. If the member was convicted, termination occurs when all appeals of the conviction have been concluded or the time for an appeal has expired.
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