HB933 • 2026

MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-133, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK THEFT BUREAU OFFICERS TO RETAIN THEIR PERSONAL SIDEARM UPON RETIREMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Agriculture Firearms

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Pigott, Mangold, Aguirre, Bailey (23rd), Boyd (19th), Boyd (37th), Byrd, Calvert, Carpenter, Ford (54th), Gibbs (36th), Keen, Mansell, Mattox, Morgan, Scoggin, Smith, Thompson, Tubb, Waldo
Last action: 2026-03-11
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and will not become law as it died on the calendar.

Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau Officers Can Keep Their Personal Gun After Retirement

This bill allows officers working for the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau to keep their personal firearm after they retire.

What This Bill Does

Changes a law so that retired agricultural and livestock theft bureau officers can keep their personal firearm.

Who It Names or Affects

Officers who work for the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau
People who retire from the bureau after July 1, 2026

Terms To Know

sidearm: A smaller gun that is carried by a police officer or soldier as backup to their main weapon.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and will not become law.
It only affects officers who retire after July 1, 2026.

Bill History

2026-03-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/11 (S) Died On Calendar
2026-02-27 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/27 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-02-17 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/17 (S) Referred To Agriculture
2026-02-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate
2026-02-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/05 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-02-04 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Bell (65th), Pigott, Mangold)
2026-02-04 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/04 (H) Passed
2026-01-28 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/16 (H) Referred To Agriculture

Official Summary Text

MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 933 *HR26/R1838* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR26/R1838
PAGE 1 (DJ\KW)
ST: MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft
Officers; authorize to retain their personal
firearm upon retirement.
To: Agriculture
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Pigott, Mangold,
Aguirre, Bailey (23rd), Boyd (19th), Boyd
(37th), Byrd, Calvert, Carpenter, Ford
(54th), Gibbs (36th), Keen, Mansell, Mattox,
Morgan, Scoggin, Smith, Thompson, Tubb, Waldo

HOUSE BILL NO. 933

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-9-133, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO AUTHORIZE AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK THEFT BUREAU OFFICERS TO 2
RETAIN THEIR PERSONAL SIDEARM UPON RETIREMENT; AND FOR RELATED 3
PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 45-9-133, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
45-9-133. Each person employed as a law enforcement officer 8
by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the 9
Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau who retires 10
for superannuation or for reason of disability under the Public 11
Employees' Retirement System shall be allowed to retain as his 12
personal property, one (1) sidearm which was issued to such law 13
enforcement officer. 14
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 15
and after July 1, 2026. 16