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To: Municipalities; State
Affairs
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Blackmon

HOUSE BILL NO. 743

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS 2
WITH TOWNS TO PROVIDE SECURITY PERSONNEL UTILIZING CAPITOL 3
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OFFICERS FOR CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME; TO 4
BRING FORWARD SECTION 29-5-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR 5
PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 7
SECTION 1. Section 45-1-19, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 8
amended as follows: 9
45-1-19. (1) In addition to the municipal jurisdictions 10
that may be provided for pursuant to subsection (8) of this 11
section, the Department of Public Safety, through the Office of 12
Capitol Police, shall have jurisdiction relative to the 13
enforcement of all laws of the State of Mississippi on the 14
properties, from curb to curb, including adjoining streets, 15
sidewalks and leased parking lots within the Capitol Complex, set 16
forth in Section 29-5-2, the Governor's mansion, the Supreme Court 17
Building, the Mississippi Department of Transportation Building 18
and the Public Employees' Retirement System Building, and any 19
property purchased, constructed or otherwise acquired by the State 20
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of Mississippi for conducting state business and not specifically 21
under the supervision and care by any other state entity, but 22
which is reasonably assumed the Department of Public Safety would 23
be responsible for such. The Department of Public Safety shall, 24
through any person or persons appointed by the commissioner, make 25
arrests for any violation of any law of the State of Mississippi 26
on the grounds of or within those properties. The Department of 27
Public Safety shall, in addition, enforce the provisions of this 28
section and Sections 29-5-57 through 29-5-67, 29-5-73 through 29
29-5-75, and 29-5-81 through 29-5-95, and prescribe such rules and 30
regulations as are necessary therefor. The powers and duties 31
related to the administration of Sections 29-5-57 through 29-5-67, 32
29-5-73 through 29-5-75, and 29-5-81 through 29-5-95 shall remain 33
with the Department of Finance and Administration. 34
(2) Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of 35
State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Board of Trustees and 36
the Department of Public Safety shall be authorized to enter into 37
a contract for the Department of Public Safety to supply the 38
security personnel with jurisdiction to enforce all laws of the 39
State of Mississippi on the property of the Board of Trustees 40
located at the corner of Ridgewood Road and Lakeland Drive in the 41
City of Jackson. 42
(3) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of 43
Agriculture are authorized to enter into a contract for the 44
Department of Public Safety to have jurisdiction and enforce all 45
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laws of the State of Mississippi on the property of the Department 46
of Agriculture located at 121 North Jefferson Street and the new 47
Farmers Market Building located at the corner of High and 48
Jefferson Streets in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, 49
Mississippi. It is the intent of the Legislature that the 50
Department of Public Safety will not post any security personnel 51
at such buildings, but will provide regular vehicle patrols and 52
responses to security system alarms. 53
(4) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of 54
Agriculture are authorized to enter into a contract for the 55
Department of Public Safety to have jurisdiction and enforce all 56
laws of the State of Mississippi on the property of the Department 57
of Agriculture known as the "Mississippi State Fairgrounds 58
Complex" and any and all of its outlying buildings and property. 59
The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Agriculture 60
are authorized to enter into a contract for the Department of 61
Public Safety to supply the security personnel to the Department 62
of Agriculture with jurisdiction to enforce all laws of the State 63
of Mississippi on this property and any and all buildings on this 64
property. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to charge 65
the Department of Agriculture a fee for security services provided 66
for special events at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex. 67
The fee charged will be commensurate with the cost associated with 68
the Department of Public Safety providing those services. 69
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(5) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of 70
Revenue are authorized to enter into a contract for the Department 71
of Public Safety to supply the security personnel with 72
jurisdiction to enforce all laws of the State of Mississippi at 73
the Alcoholic Beverage Control facility and the Department of 74
Revenue main office. 75
(6) (a) The Department of Public Safety shall have primary 76
jurisdiction relative to any other state or municipal law 77
enforcement agency to enforce all laws of the State of Mississippi 78
within the boundaries of the Capitol Complex Improvement District 79
created in Section 29-5-203; such enforcement shall be its primary 80
function. The Department of Public Safety may, through any person 81
or persons appointed by the Department of Public Safety, make 82
arrests for any violation of any law of the State of Mississippi 83
and violations of the City of Jackson's traffic ordinances or 84
ordinances related to the disturbance of the public peace which 85
occurs within the boundaries of the district and within the 86
boundaries of the City of Jackson. The Department of Public 87
Safety may choose to present cases to either the District Attorney 88
or the prosecuting attorneys designated by the Attorney General 89
for prosecution of any violation of law that accrues or occurs, in 90
whole or in part, within the boundaries established by Section 91
29-5-203. The jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety 92
granted under this subsection (6) shall be concurrent with the 93
jurisdiction of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, and that of 94
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Hinds County, Mississippi, within the boundaries of the Capitol 95
Complex Improvement District created in Section 29-5-203. At any 96
time and/or during any event necessitating the coordination of 97
and/or utilization at multiple jurisdictions, as determined by the 98
Chief of Capitol Police or the Commissioner of the Department of 99
Public Safety shall be the lead agency when the event occurs on 100
property as defined herein that is owned or leased by the state as 101
provided in subsection (1) of this section. The jurisdiction and 102
authority of the Department of Public Safety under this subsection 103
(6) shall be in addition to any other jurisdiction and authority 104
provided to the department under this section or any other law. 105
(b) The Department of Public Safety shall have 106
jurisdiction relative to the enforcement of all laws of the State 107
of Mississippi within the boundaries of the City of Jackson, 108
Mississippi. The Department of Public Safety may, through any 109
person or persons appointed by the Department of Public Safety, 110
make arrests for any violation of any law of the State of 111
Mississippi which occurs within the boundaries of the City of 112
Jackson. The jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety 113
granted under this paragraph (b) shall not be primary and shall be 114
concurrent with the jurisdiction of the City of Jackson, 115
Mississippi, and that of Hinds County, Mississippi. 116
(c) (i) Written approval from the Chief of the Capitol 117
Police or the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety 118
shall be required before any event occurs which will take place on 119
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any street or sidewalk immediately adjacent to any building or 120
property owned or occupied by any official, agency, board, 121
commission, office or other entity of the State of Mississippi, or 122
which can reasonably be expected to block, impede or otherwise 123
hinder ingress thereto and/or egress therefrom. The Department of 124
Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate 125
the provisions of this paragraph (c). 126
(ii) The Chief of the Capitol Police is authorized 127
to issue solicitation permits in conformity with the Safe 128
Solicitation Act, Sections 17-31-1 through 17-31-11, within the 129
boundaries of the Capitol Complex Improvement District. 130
(d) The Chief of the Capitol Police and/or the 131
Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, the Chief of the 132
Jackson Police Department, and the Sheriff of Hinds County shall 133
hold a regular meeting within the boundaries of the Capitol 134
Complex Improvement District to address the concerns of the 135
public. Each meeting shall be called by the Chief of the Capitol 136
Police; and the first meeting shall be called by October 15, 2023. 137
(7) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to enter 138
into a contract with any county for the county to take custody of 139
the misdemeanor offenders arrested under the authority granted 140
under this section. 141
(8) The Department of Public Safety is authorized to enter 142
into a contract with the governing authority of any municipality 143
that is classified as a town, pursuant to Section 21-1-1, to 144
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provide security personnel through use of the department's 145
officers who are assigned to the Capitol Complex Improvement 146
District and to have jurisdiction and enforce all laws of the 147
State of Mississippi within the municipal boundaries of such town. 148
The contract shall be for part-time security personnel for thirty 149
(30) day, sixty (60) day or ninety (90) day periods at a time. 150
The maximum security assistance that the Department of Public 151
Safety may contract for with a town shall not exceed ninety (90) 152
days per calendar year. 153
( * * *9) All accrued personal leave earned pursuant to 154
Section 25-3-93, accrued major medical leave earned pursuant to 155
Section 25-3-95, accrued state compensatory leave earned pursuant 156
to Section 25-3-92, and compensatory leave earned pursuant to the 157
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) shall transfer from the Department 158
of Finance and Administration to the Department of Public Safety 159
for all employees transferred under this section. 160
SECTION 2. Section 29-5-203, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 161
brought forward as follows: 162
[Through June 30, 2025, this section shall read as follows:] 163
29-5-203. There is created the Capitol Complex Improvement 164
District to be composed of the following described area in the 165
City of Jackson, Mississippi, that surrounds the State Capitol 166
Building: 167
CAPITOL COMPLEX PROPOSED BOUNDARIES 168
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• Beginning at a point on the west bank of the Pearl River 169
determined by extending the south curb line of High Street east 170
until it meets the bank of the Pearl River; 171
• Then north along the west bank of the Pearl River until it 172
reaches a point on such bank determined by extending the north 173
curb line of Northside Drive until it meets the bank of the 174
Pearl River; 175
• Then west along the north curb line of Northside Drive until 176
it reaches the west track of the Illinois Central Railroad 177
line; 178
• Then south along the west track of the Illinois Central 179
Railroad line to the north curb line of Mitchell Avenue which 180
becomes Stonewall Street; 181
• Then west along the north curb line of Mitchell Street and 182
then Stonewall Street until it reaches the west curb line of 183
Livingston Road; 184
• Then south along the west curb line of Livingston Road until 185
it reaches the south curb line of Woodrow Wilson Drive; 186
• Then east along the south curb line of Woodrow Wilson Drive 187
to the west curb line of Bailey Avenue (which becomes Gallatin 188
Street); 189
• Then south along the west curb line of Bailey Avenue and then 190
Gallatin Street until it reaches the north curb line of West 191
Monument Street; 192
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• Then west along the north curb line of West Monument Street 193
until it intersects with West Capitol Street and becomes Rose 194
Street; 195
• Then south along the west curb line of Rose Street until it 196
intersects with the north curb line of Robinson Road; 197
• Then west on the north curb line of Robinson Road until it 198
intersects with the west curb line of Prentiss Street; 199
• Then south along the west curb line of Prentiss Street until 200
it intersects with the north curb line of John R. Lynch Street 201
on the west side of Jackson State University; 202
• Then west on the north curb line of John R. Lynch Street 203
until it reaches the west curb line of Ellis Avenue; 204
• Then south along the west curb line of Ellis Avenue until it 205
reaches the south curb line of Raymond Road; 206
• Then east along the south curb line of Raymond Road until it 207
reaches the north edge of Interstate 20 westbound; 208
• Then east along the north edge of Interstate 20 until it 209
overlaps with Interstate 55 and continues along such edge of 210
Interstate 55/20 to the western edge of where it becomes 211
Interstate 55; 212
• Then north along the western edge of I-55 until it reaches 213
the south curb line of High Street; 214
• Then east along the south curb line of High Street and 215
extending such line to the Pearl River and the point of the 216
beginning. 217
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[From and after July 1, 2025, this section shall read as 218
follows:] 219
29-5-203. There is created the Capitol Complex Improvement 220
District to be composed of the following described area in the 221
City of Jackson, Mississippi, that surrounds the State Capitol 222
Building: 223
CAPITOL COMPLEX BOUNDARIES 224
• Beginning at a point on the west bank of the Pearl River 225
determined by extending the south curb line of High Street east 226
until it meets the bank of the Pearl River; 227
• Then north along the west bank of the Pearl River until it 228
reaches a point on such bank determined by extending the north 229
curb line of Westbrook Road until it meets the bank of the 230
Pearl River; 231
• Then west along the north curb line of Westbrook Road until 232
it reaches the west curb line of Old Canton Road; 233
• Then south along the west curb line of Old Canton Road, and 234
continuing west along the north curb line of Old Canton Road, 235
and continuing west along the north curb line of Canton Mart 236
Road until it reaches the west curb line of Interstate 55 South 237
Frontage Road; 238
• Then south along the west curb line of Interstate 55 South 239
Frontage Road until it intersects with the north curb line of 240
Northside Drive; 241
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• Then west along the north curb line of Northside Drive until 242
it reaches the west track of the Illinois Central Railroad 243
line; 244
• Then south along the west track of the Illinois Central 245
Railroad line to the north curb line of Mitchell Avenue which 246
becomes Stonewall Street; 247
• Then west along the north curb line of Mitchell Street and 248
then Stonewall Street until it reaches the west curb line of 249
Livingston Road; 250
• Then south along the west curb line of Livingston Road until 251
it reaches the south curb line of Woodrow Wilson Drive; 252
• Then east along the south curb line of Woodrow Wilson Drive 253
to the west curb line of Bailey Avenue (which becomes Gallatin 254
Street); 255
• Then south along the west curb line of Bailey Avenue and then 256
Gallatin Street until it reaches the north curb line of West 257
Monument Street; 258
• Then west along the north curb line of West Monument Street 259
until it intersects with West Capitol Street and becomes Rose 260
Street; 261
• Then south along the west curb line of Rose Street until it 262
intersects with the north curb line of Robinson Road; 263
• Then west on the north curb line of Robinson Road until it 264
intersects with the west curb line of Prentiss Street; 265
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ST: DPS and towns; may enter into contract for
the provision of CCID officers in towns.
• Then south along the west curb line of Prentiss Street until 266
it intersects with the north curb line of John R. Lynch Street 267
on the west side of Jackson State University; 268
• Then west on the north curb line of John R. Lynch Street 269
until it reaches the west curb line of Ellis Avenue; 270
• Then south along the west curb line of Ellis Avenue until it 271
reaches the south curb line of Raymond Road; 272
• Then east along the south curb line of Raymond Road until it 273
reaches the north edge of Interstate 20 westbound; 274
• Then east along the north edge of Interstate 20 until it 275
overlaps with Interstate 55 and continues along such edge of 276
Interstate 55/20 to the western edge of where it becomes 277
Interstate 55; 278
• Then north along the western edge of I-55 until it reaches 279
the south curb line of High Street; 280
Then east along the south curb line of High Street and extending 281
such line to the Pearl River and the point of the beginning. 282
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from 283
and after July 1, 2026. 284