Fire safety; establish Fire Grant Fund to assist counties and municipalities in improving fire safety.
HB 1392 creates a new Fire Grant Fund to help Mississippi counties and municipalities purchase fire trucks, equipment, and implement fire safety programs. It requires the State Fire Marshal and Mississippi State Rating Bureau to adopt Insurance Services Office (ISO) standards for fire trucks, preventing mandatory retirement based solely on calendar age if trucks have proper maintenance and pass safety inspections. Existing funds from rural fire truck programs (Rural Fire Truck Fund, Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund, and Annual Fire Fund) will be transferred into the new grant fund, which will be managed by the Department of Finance and Administration. Grants will be awarded using a points system that prioritizes communities with current fire safety plans and prior grant applications, with up to 90% funding for first-time applicants.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Mar 3, 2026
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Floor votes · House Feb 5, 2026
How they voted
121–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 122
Feb 5, 2026
D
Democratic40
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican80
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
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Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Insurance
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Hawkins
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Turner
RRepublican
Co
Otis Anthony
DDemocratic
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