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HB1505 • 2026

Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program; create within DPS.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY MAPPING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A VERIFIED, STANDARDIZED AND ACCESSIBLE SOURCE OF MAPPING DATA FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY BE USED BY PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE TO ENSURE RAPID AND COORDINATED RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY INCIDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT UNDER THE PROGRAM FOR SERVICES TO PRODUCE CRITICAL INCIDENT MAPPING DATA FOR ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS OR CAMPUSES OVER WHICH THE AGENCY HAS JURISDICTION; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE DESIGNATED AS THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY MAPPING GRANT FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Newman
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so specific details on application processes and eligibility criteria are speculative at this point.

Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program

This bill creates a grant program within the Department of Public Safety to provide standardized mapping data for critical infrastructure used by public safety agencies during emergencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new grant program inside the Department of Public Safety called the Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program.
  • Provides funding and guidelines for producing detailed, accurate maps of buildings or campuses that are important for emergency response.
  • Establishes a special fund in the state treasury to hold money for this grant program.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public safety agencies like police departments, fire departments, and emergency responders.
  • Municipalities, counties, or state law enforcement agencies that want to improve their emergency response capabilities.
  • The Department of Public Safety which will manage the grant program.

Terms To Know

Critical Infrastructure
Important buildings or facilities like hospitals, schools, and government offices that need protection during emergencies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
  • It is unclear how much funding would be available for the grant program.
  • Details about specific eligibility criteria and application processes are left to future regulations by the Department of Public Safety.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-02-02 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/02 (H) DR - TSDP: JB To AP

  3. 2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/19 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program; create within DPS.

Current Bill Text

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To: Judiciary B;
Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Newman

HOUSE BILL NO. 1505

AN ACT TO CREATE THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY 1
MAPPING GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A VERIFIED, 2
STANDARDIZED AND ACCESSIBLE SOURCE OF MAPPING DATA FOR CRITICAL 3
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY BE USED BY PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES ACROSS 4
THE STATE TO ENSURE RAPID AND COORDINATED RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY 5
INCIDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE 6
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY, 7
COUNTY OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY APPLY FOR A GRANT UNDER 8
THE PROGRAM FOR SERVICES TO PRODUCE CRITICAL INCIDENT MAPPING DATA 9
FOR ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS OR CAMPUSES OVER WHICH THE AGENCY HAS 10
JURISDICTION; TO CREATE A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO BE 11
DESIGNATED AS THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE EMERGENCY MAPPING GRANT 12
FUND; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 13
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 14
SECTION 1. (1) There is created within the Department of 15
Public Safety the Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant 16
Program to facilitate efficient emergency response by law 17
enforcement and other first responder agencies throughout the 18
State of Mississippi. 19
(2) The purpose of the program is to establish a verified, 20
standardized and accessible source of mapping data for critical 21
infrastructure that may be used by public safety agencies across 22
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the state within existing public safety software platforms to 23
ensure rapid and coordinated response to emergency incidents. 24
(3) Subject to the availability of appropriated funds, 25
grants and other funding sources, the Department of Public Safety 26
shall administer the program. 27
(4) A municipality, county or state law enforcement agency 28
may apply for a grant under the program for services to produce 29
critical incident mapping data for one or more buildings or 30
campuses over which the agency has jurisdiction. The Department 31
of Public Safety shall determine the terms and conditions of each 32
grant awarded under the program. The department shall develop 33
instructions detailing how an agency seeking a grant under the 34
program may apply for the grant, the information and materials 35
that must be submitted in the grant application, and the specific 36
criteria for eligibility under the program. The application 37
instructions shall be made available on the department's website. 38
(5) All mapping data produced under this section shall meet 39
the following minimum requirements: 40
(a) Be produced in formats that conform to and 41
integrate with emergency response software platforms currently 42
used by public safety answering points and by local, state and 43
federal public safety agencies without requiring agencies to 44
utilize new software; 45
(b) Be printable, shareable electronically, and 46
integrable into mobile platforms; 47
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Grant Program; create within DPS.
(c) Be verified for accuracy through on-site 48
walk-throughs by entity producing the data; 49
(d) Be oriented to true north and include X, Y and 50
Z-axis data; 51
(e) Include interior floor plans overlaid on verified 52
aerial imagery; 53
(f) Include detailed site-specific labels; 54
(g) Include exterior grounds and access features; and 55
(h) Be provided permanently at no cost beyond initial 56
production. 57
(6) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to 58
be designated as the Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping 59
Grant Fund. The special fund shall consist of monies appropriated 60
by the Legislature for funding the program, and any other monies 61
that are made available for the purpose of the program. Monies in 62
the fund shall be expended by the Department of Public Safety, 63
upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose of the 64
program. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the 65
end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, 66
and any interest earned on amounts in the special fund shall be 67
deposited to the credit of the fund. 68
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 69
and after July 1, 2026. 70