# Mississippi HB 939: MS Length-of-Service Award Program; extend repealer and create Fire Grant Fund and Fire Equipment Grant Fund.

Mississippi HB 939, MS Length-of-Service Award Program; extend repealer and create Fire Grant Fund and Fire Equipment Grant Fund., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 939
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: MS Length-of-Service Award Program; extend repealer and create Fire Grant Fund and Fire Equipment Grant Fund.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (343 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fire departments get condition-based truck ratings: benefit, low. When rating a town or fire district, the Rating Bureau must consider fire-truck mileage, condition, and maintenance instead of relying only on truck age. Maintenance evaluations must follow NFPA 1900 standards for apparatus service, maintenance, and pumps, including for rural and volunteer departme…
- Volunteer firefighters keep award access: benefit, low. The law extends Mississippi’s Length-of-Service Award Program repeal date from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2030. Registered, active part-time or on-call volunteer firefighters can qualify; career firefighters qualify only when they also meet the volunteer rules. The state contribution is limited to $5…
- New fire grants replace older programs: mixed, medium. The law ends three older rural fire-truck and annual fire programs and creates new truck and equipment grant funds. Truck grants can cover up to 50% of the purchase price, or up to 70% for a first-time applicant that never received a grant under the former rural truck program; equipment grants can…
- Surplus policy fees support fire funds: mixed, low. The law applies a 3% fee to policies placed through nonadmitted insurers; producers remit it each quarter, within 20 days after the quarter ends. Starting July 1, 2026, $500,000 each year goes to the First Responders Health and Safety Trust Fund and $12 million goes to the Mississippi Windstorm Und…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 52 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Passed | pass | 119 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Conference Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House)
- 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conferees Named Michel,DeLano,Hopson (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Conferees Named Turner,Hawkins,Deweese (House)
- 2026-03-16: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (House)
- 2026-03-12: Returned For Concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Passed As Amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Insurance (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-02-04: Passed (House)
- 2026-01-22: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-01-16: Referred To Insurance (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0939_S_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0939_S_Amend_01.pdf)
- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0939IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0939IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0939PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0939PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0939SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0939SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/HB0939_S_Amend_01.htm)
- [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/HB0939_S_Amend_01.pdf)
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0939IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0939IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0939PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0939PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0939SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0939SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB939-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).