Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1489: The MS Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship; revise definition of "law enforcement officers".
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS SCHOLARSHIP; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 37-106-39, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of "law enforcement officer" for purposes of the mississippi law enforcement officers and firefighters scholarship; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS SCHOLARSHIP; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 37-106-39, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 37-106-39. (1) There is established the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship. (2) Except as provided in this section, if any Mississippi law enforcement officer, full-time firefighter or volunteer firefighter shall suffer or has suffered fatal injuries or wounds or become permanently and totally disabled as a result of injuries or wounds which occurred in the performance of the official and appointed duties of his or her office, his or her spouse, child or children shall be entitled to an eight-semester scholarship without cost, exclusive of books, food, school supplies, materials and dues or fees for extracurricular activities, at any *HR43/R2067* H. B. No. 1489 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R2067 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) state-supported college or university of his or her choice within this state. (a) No child shall be entitled to receive benefits during any semester or quarter when said child has reached the age of twenty-three (23) years on the first day of said semester or quarter. However, any child who …
Sponsors
- Grady, Zachary (R, 115) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : DR - TSDP: JB To AP
- : Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations A
Subjects: The MS Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship
Common questions
- What is HB1489?
- HB1489 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): The MS Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Scholarship; revise definition of "law enforcement officers".
- What does HB1489 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 37-106-39, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definition of "law enforcement officer" for purposes of the mississippi law enforcement officers and firefighters scholarship; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1489?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1489?
- Grady, Zachary (R, 115).
- Where is the official record for HB1489?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1489.xml
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