l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1235

The Mississippi Heroes Support Fund; create to authorize supplemental pay to law enforcement officers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations A Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

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.

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

2 co-sponsors

Justin Keen, Rodney Hall

Its course

January 19 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 19 to Feb 214 days

Appropriations AFeb 2 to Feb 3 · stopped1 day

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.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Appropriations A
  2. Feb 2Reported as a committee substitute from JB to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2DR - TSDPCS: JB To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives