Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1233: MS Heroes Support Fund; authorize optional speeding fine for deposit.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE "THE MISSISSIPPI HEROES SUPPORT FUND ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE SOURCES OF MONEY FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN MONIES FROM FIRST TIME SPEEDING VIOLATORS MAY BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ADMINISTER THE FUND; TO AUTHORIZE AN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUND TO ALL FULL-TIME, CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF SERVICE WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE ALL MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RECEIVE ACCREDITATION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION COMMISSION BY A CERTAIN DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES PENALTIES FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create "the mississippi heroes support fund act"; to authorize sources of money for deposit into the fund; to provide that certain monies from first time speeding violators may be deposited into the fund; to authorize the commissioner of the department of public safety to administer the fund; to authorize an annual distribution of the fund to all full-time, certified law enforcement officers who have completed at least one year of service with a law enforcement agency in the state of mississippi…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE "THE MISSISSIPPI HEROES SUPPORT FUND ACT"; TO AUTHORIZE SOURCES OF MONEY FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN MONIES FROM FIRST TIME SPEEDING VIOLATORS MAY BE DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ADMINISTER THE FUND; TO AUTHORIZE AN ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUND TO ALL FULL-TIME, CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF SERVICE WITH A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE ALL MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RECEIVE ACCREDITATION FROM THE MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION COMMISSION BY A CERTAIN DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 63-9-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT PROVIDES PENALTIES FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Mississippi Heroes Support Fund Act". SECTION 2. For purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the meanings described herein: (a) "Accredited" means accreditation issued to a municipal, county or state law enforcement agency by the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. (b) "Full-time certified law enforcement officer" has the meaning provided in Section 45-6-11. *HR43/R1121* H. B. …