Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi SR114: Commend the pilot and crew of the medical helicopter who were lost in the line of duty after transporting a patient.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 19, 2025
A RESOLUTION REMEMBERING THE DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND COMMENDING THE PILOT AND CREW OF THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER WHO WERE LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN A CRASH IN MADISON COUNTY AFTER TRANSPORTING A PATIENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER ON MARCH 10, 2025.
What the bill says
A resolution remembering the dedicated and professional service and commending the pilot and crew of the medical helicopter who were lost in the line of duty in a crash in madison county after transporting a patient to the university of mississippi medical center on march 10, 2025.
From the engrossed text:
A RESOLUTION REMEMBERING THE DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND COMMENDING THE PILOT AND CREW OF THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER WHO WERE LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN A CRASH IN MADISON COUNTY AFTER TRANSPORTING A PATIENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER ON MARCH 10, 2025. WHEREAS, it is with extreme sadness that we join the entire Medical Center family in mourning the loss of a pilot and two hospital employees in a medical helicopter crash in Madison County while returning to Columbus after transporting a patient to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson on March 10, 2025; and WHEREAS, the three crew members were aboard Columbus-based AirCare3, an emergency medical helicopter, which is a hybrid relationship between UMMC and Med-Trans Corporation, with UMMC providing the clinical teams and Med-Trans providing the pilots and aircraft operations; and WHEREAS, according to UMMC officials, this was the first crash in the 29 years that the AirCare emergency services have been operational; and WHEREAS, UMMC officials shared the identities of all three victims killed in the medical helicopter crash in Madison County: · Dustin Pope, 35, of Philadelphia, was a Base Supervisor for AirCare in Columbus and a flight nurse. Pope was also a member of Mossy Oak Properties Bottomland Real Estate. The Neshoba Democrat reported Pope leaves behind a …
Sponsors
- McCaughn, Tyler (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- McMahan, Chad (R, 6)
- Williams, Bart (R, 15)
- Berry, Andy (R, 35)
- Blackwell, Charles (R, 88)
- Blount, David (D, 29)
- Randy Boyd (R, 19)
- Chism, Kathy L. (R, 3)
- DeBar, Dennis (R, 43)
- England, Jeremy (R, 51)
- Frazier, Hillman Terome (D, 27)
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93)
Latest actions
- : Adopted
- : Title Suff Do Be Adopted
- : Referred To Rules
Votes
- Adopted (March 31, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Report Adopted (March 19, 2025): 112 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SR114?
- SR114 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Commend the pilot and crew of the medical helicopter who were lost in the line of duty after transporting a patient.
- What does SR114 do?
- In its own words: A resolution remembering the dedicated and professional service and commending the pilot and crew of the medical helicopter who were lost in the line of duty in a crash in madison county after transporting a patient to the university of mississippi medical center on march 10, 2025.
- What is the status of SR114?
- Passed both chambers as of March 19, 2025. Latest action: Adopted (March 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored SR114?
- McCaughn, Tyler (R, 31), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR114?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SR/SR0114.xml
Source: official Mississippi record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.