Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1235: The Mississippi Heroes Support Fund; create to authorize supplemental pay to law enforcement officers.
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 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; 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 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…
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 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; 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. (c) "Good standing" means as of October 1 of any year in which distribution of the Mississippi Heroes Support Fund *HR26/R925* H. B. No. 1235 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R925 PAGE 1 (GT\KW) occurs, the certified law enforcement officer is not suspended or under a …