Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1029
Volunteer Firefighter Certification Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER CERTIFICATION ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WHO COMPLETE NFPA 1010-COMPLIANT TRAINING MAY RECEIVE FIREFIGHTER I AND II CERTIFICATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO CERTIFY COMPLETION OF SUCH TRAINING; TO REQUIRE THE STATE FIRE ACADEMY TO MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 45-11-253, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 3, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
InsuranceJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.