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Mississippi State Rep. Kevin Felsher listens as a fellow lawmaker speaks during a legislative session at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 12, 2025. Felsher is the author of a proposed bill to establish paid parental leave for state employees. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Legislature sends paid family leave bill to governor
By SOPHIA PAFFENROTH AND GWEN DILWORTH - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,03/14/25-6:10PM , 244 Reads 5,056 Statewide
Mississippi women who work in government don’t get a single day of paid time off after giving birth or adopting a child. That’s about to change.

A bill that cleared the Legislature Friday will give six weeks of paid family leave to primary caregivers who are state employees. It now heads to the governor to be signed into law.
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