KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Mississippi

HB4100 • 2026

DeSoto County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO PURCHASE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNTY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED LIMITS ON THE ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY FUNDS RECEIVED THROUGH USE OF SUCH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED TO FUND RESOURCE OFFICERS IN THE DESOTO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Education
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Keen
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Dead
Effective date
Passage

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

DeSoto County Radar Speed Enforcement Act

This bill allows the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors to purchase radar speed detection equipment for use by the sheriff's department on county roads and state highways outside city limits, with fines from speeding tickets used to fund school resource officers.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors to spend available funds to purchase radar speed detection equipment.
  • Permits the Sheriff and deputies in DeSoto County to use this equipment on public roads and state highways outside city limits to enforce speed laws.
  • Requires that any fines collected from speeding tickets issued by radar must be used to fund school resource officers in DeSoto County schools.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County
  • The Sheriff and deputies of DeSoto County
  • Drivers on county roads and state highways outside city limits

Terms To Know

Board of Supervisors
A group that manages the affairs of a county, similar to a city council.
School Resource Officers (SROs)
Law enforcement officers assigned to work in schools to help maintain safety and order.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the amount of money that can be spent on radar equipment.
  • It is unclear what happens if the funds from fines are insufficient to cover all school resource officer positions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    04/15 (H) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-04-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    04/15 Suspend from Deadlines by HC 64

  3. 2026-02-25 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/25 (H) Referred To Local and Private Legislation

Official Summary Text

DeSoto County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
H. B. No. 4100 *HR43/R2336* ~ OFFICIAL ~ L1/2
26/HR43/R2336
PAGE 1 (OM\KP)

To: Local and Private
Legislation
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Keen

HOUSE BILL NO. 4100

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF DESOTO 1
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO PURCHASE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT 2
FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNTY IN THE 3
ENFORCEMENT OF SPEED LIMITS ON THE ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS OF THE 4
COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY INCORPORATED 5
MUNICIPALITY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY FUNDS RECEIVED THROUGH USE OF 6
SUCH EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED TO FUND RESOURCE OFFICERS IN THE 7
DESOTO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 8
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 9
SECTION 1. (1) The Board of Supervisors of DeSoto County, 10
Mississippi, is authorized, in its power, to expend, out of any 11
available funds of the county, for the purchase of radar speed 12
detection equipment. Such expenditure may be in an amount that 13
the board determines is sufficient, and such purchase shall be for 14
use by the sheriff's department. If the board of supervisors 15
authorizes the expenditure of funds for this purpose, then the 16
Sheriff of DeSoto County and any duly sworn deputy sheriff of the 17
county may operate and use the equipment to enforce the motor 18
vehicle speed limits on any public county road or state highway, 19
which is located outside the corporate limits of any incorporated 20
municipality. 21
H. B. No. 4100 *HR43/R2336* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR43/R2336
PAGE 2 (OM\KP)
ST: DeSoto County; authorize sheriff to use
radar on county roads.
(2) Any funds received in association with the issuance of a 22
citation resulting from a speeding violation detected by a sheriff 23
or deputy sheriff through the use of radar speed detection 24
equipment shall be used to fund school resource officers in the 25
various public schools of the county. 26
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 27
and after its passage. 28