Mississippi Division
Legislative Update 2025 Session
Mar 3, 2025
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
2025 SESSION
Please see the following list of 2025 legislation. For more information on each bill, click the bill number highlighted in blue.
Law enforcement officers; entitled to certain follow-up drug testing before loss of certification.
Last Action:
Died On Calendar
Senate • Feb 13, 2025
Bill introduced and sponsored by ;
Senators Daniel Sparks and Nicole Boyd
Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending.
Last Action:
Died On Calendar
Senate • Feb 13, 2025
Bill introduced and sponsored by :
Senators Daniel Sparks and Nicole Boyd
Law enforcement officers; regulate payment for nonexempt employees under the FLSA.
Bills Supported
Last Action:
Died In Committee
Senate • Feb 04, 2025
Bill introduced and sponsored by:
Senators Nicole Boyd and Daniel Sparks
Grand jury investigations; require notice of investigation to law enforcement officers and opportunity to testify.
Last Action:
Died In Committee
Senate • Feb 04, 2025
INTRODUCED BY: Senator Brice Wiggins
Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending.
Last Action:
Died On Calendar
House • Feb 13, 2025
Bill introduced by: Representative Elliott Burch, sponsored by Representatives Rodney Hall and Gene Newman
First responders; authorize follow-up drug testing before certification.
Last Action:
Died On Calendar
House • Feb 13, 2025
Bill was introduced and sponsored by:
Representative Tracy Arnold and sponsored by Representative Gene Newman
OTHER BILLS BEING TRACKED TO SUPPORT FOR PASSAGE
(ALL DIED IN COMMITTEE)
First Responder Halo Act of 2025; create to require a 25-feet area of noninterference around first responders engaged in their lawful duty.
"Supplemental Salary Pay for Law Enforcement Act of 2025"; establish.
Law enforcement officers and firefighters; certain shall receive one additional year of creditable services in PERS for every 5 years of service.
PERS; certain law enforcement officers and firefighters shall receive one year of creditable service for every five years of service in Mississippi.
BILLS TRACKED FOR OPPOSITION TO PASSAGE
(ALL DIED IN COMMITTEE)
Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters Death Benefits Trust Fund; include county road and public works employees.
Bills Opposed
No-knock warrants; prohibit issuance of.
Bills Opposed
April 2, 2025
Sarah Kate Grice of Richland, Mississippi is eager to start on her next chapter towards her final goal of becoming a pediatrician.
moreMarch 3, 2025
The Mississippi Police Benevolent Association is committed to keeping you informed of legislation that may affect your work-life, pay and benefits.
moreJanuary 22, 2025
When Ava Kathryn Moore, recipient of a Mississippi Division scholarship through the Police Benevolent Foundation, recently left her family to begin her college experience, she left them with what amounts to a mini farm: a milk cow, goats, a pig, chickens, rabbits, cats, dogs, and goldfish. She laughed, "They only kept them because they know if I don't come home to see family, I'll for sure come back to see my critters."
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