# Mississippi HB 1752: Judges' salaries; increase and delete provision setting at level recommended by State Personnel Board.

Mississippi HB 1752, Judges' salaries; increase and delete provision setting at level recommended by State Personnel Board., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Read (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 1752
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Judges' salaries; increase and delete provision setting at level recommended by State Personnel Board.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: John Read (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriations A, Judiciary B, Judiciary, Division A, Appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (318 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Judges lose expense allowance retirement credit: cost, low. Starting July 1, 2026, the listed salaries for Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges are the only compensation reported to the Public Employees’ Retirement System for retirement purposes. Judges who were in office on Dec. 31, 2003, can no longer report an expense allowance under the re…
- County judges get capped salary supplements: mixed, high. Starting July 1, 2026, the Judicial System Operation Fund provides up to $51,830 a year for each county court judge, plus related fringe-benefit costs. The fund pays monthly, and counties request reimbursement each month from the Administrative Office of Courts. The county’s pay and the supplement…
- Judges get raises, lose salary reviews: mixed, high. Through Dec. 31, 2026, annual pay is $181,491 for the Supreme Court chief justice, $176,737 for each presiding justice, and $173,800 for each associate justice. Court of Appeals pay is $169,349 for the chief judge and $168,467 for each associate judge; chancery and circuit judges earn $158,000. Sta…
- Set pay for prosecutors and assistants: mixed, medium. Full-time district attorneys earn $150,100 a year from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. Starting Jan. 1, 2028, their pay is 95% of the authorized salary for circuit and chancery judges. Full-time legal assistants have a $15,000 minimum salary and a maximum tied to the district attorney’s pay: u…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Read (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Cockerham (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 115 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 43 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Passed | pass | 109 | 3 | 6 |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-24: Conferees Named Wiggins,DeBar,McCaughn (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Conferees Named Read,Mims,Cockerham (House)
- 2026-03-18: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-11: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: DR - TSDPAA: AP To JA (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: DR - TSDPAA: JA To AP (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-05: Passed (House)
- 2026-02-05: Committee Substitute Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (House)
- 2026-02-03: DR - TSDPCS: JB To AP (House)
- 2026-02-03: DR - TSDPCS: AP To JB (House)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Appropriations A;Judiciary B (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752PS.pdf)
- Committee Amendment No 1 (Replaced by Substitute): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1752_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1752_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752CS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752SG.pdf)
- Substitute No 1 for Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1752_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1752_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752PS.pdf)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Replaced by Substitute) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1752_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Committee Amendment No 1 (Replaced by Substitute) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1752_S_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752CS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1752SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1752SG.pdf)
- [Substitute No 1 for Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB1752_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.htm)
- [Substitute No 1 for Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB1752_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1752-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).