HB1993 • 2026

Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER LENGTH-OF-SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2027.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Carpenter, Anderson (122nd), Bell (21st), Boyd (19th), Burch, Byrd, Creekmore IV, Ford (54th), Grady, Hale, Haney, Keen, Mattox, Morgan, Pigott, Scoggin, Shanks, Steverson, Wallace
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so there are no further details about how the funds would be distributed or managed.

Appropriation for Volunteer Firefighters

This bill proposes to allocate $3 million to the Mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund for fiscal year 2027.

What This Bill Does

Allocates $3,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Mississippi Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

Mississippi Volunteer Firefighters
State of Mississippi

Terms To Know

Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund: A fund that provides awards to volunteer firefighters based on their length of service.
Mississippi Code of 1972: The official laws and regulations of the state of Mississippi, organized into different sections.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass during its session.
It only provides funding for one fiscal year (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027).

Bill History

2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/25 (H) Died In Committee
2026-02-17 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations A

Official Summary Text

Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.

Current Bill Text

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H. B. No. 1993 *HR43/R2427* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2
26/HR43/R2427
PAGE 1 (RF\KP)
ST: Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter
Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund.
To: Appropriations A
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Carpenter, Anderson
(122nd), Bell (21st), Boyd (19th), Burch,
Byrd, Creekmore IV, Ford (54th), Grady, Hale,
Haney, Keen, Mattox, Morgan, Pigott, Scoggin,
Shanks, Steverson, Wallace

HOUSE BILL NO. 1993

AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE MISSISSIPPI VOLUNTEER 1
FIREFIGHTER LENGTH-OF-SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM FUND FOR THE FISCAL 2
YEAR 2027. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much of it as may be 5
necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General 6
Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the Mississippi Volunteer 7
Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund created in 8
Section 45-11-271, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the fiscal year 9
beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027.... $ 3,000,000.00 10
SECTION 2. The money appropriated by this act shall be paid 11
by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State General Fund 12
not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued by the State 13
Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his or 14
her warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, 15
officer or officers in the manner provided by law. 16
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 17
and after July 1, 2026. 18