Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1052: Law enforcement officer training; require to include educational components on the Mississippi and U.S. Constitutions.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARD ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE ALL ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' TRAINING ACADEMIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMPONENTS ON THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 AND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 45-6-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require the board on law enforcement officer standards and training to promulgate regulations to require all accredited law enforcement officers' training academies in the state of mississippi to provide education and training components on the mississippi constitution of 1890 and the united states constitution; to amend section 45-6-7, mississippi code of 1972, in conformity thereto; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE BOARD ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE ALL ACCREDITED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' TRAINING ACADEMIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMPONENTS ON THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890 AND THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; TO AMEND SECTION 45-6-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training shall promulgate regulations to require all accredited law enforcement officers' training academies in the State of Mississippi to provide education and training components on the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 and the United States Constitution to consist of not less than eight (8) hours in the initial law enforcement officer certification program and not less than two (2) hours in any required continuing education program for law enforcement officers. The constitutional component will train officers to exercise the responsibilities of their policing authority within the parameters of the state and federal constitutions and federal and state court decisions, which *HR43/R582* H. B. No. 1052 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R582 PAGE 1 (DJ\KP) together define the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement agencies and personnel in terms of everyday practices through constitutional decision-making, which further provides a framework …
Sponsors
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Subjects: Child custody.
Common questions
- What is HB1052?
- HB1052 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Law enforcement officer training; require to include educational components on the Mississippi and U.S. Constitutions.
- What does HB1052 do?
- In its own words: An act to require the board on law enforcement officer standards and training to promulgate regulations to require all accredited law enforcement officers' training academies in the state of mississippi to provide education and training components on the mississippi constitution of 1890 and the united states constitution; to amend section 45-6-7, mississippi code of 1972, in conformity thereto; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1052?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1052?
- Ladner, Timmy (R, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB1052?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1052.xml
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