MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Officers; authorize to retain their personal firearm upon retirement.
This bill allows Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau officers to retain their issued sidearm upon retirement, instead of returning it to the agency. It amends Section 45-9-133 of Mississippi law to explicitly permit these officers to keep one firearm as personal property when retiring under the Public Employees' Retirement System. The policy change directly affects current and future retirement of officers employed by the Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 11, 2026
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed the House, indicating progress in the legislative process. The core subject matter regarding agricultural and livestock theft bureau officers retaining personal sidearms upon retirement remains unchanged in this version. This represents a procedural update rather than a substantive policy modification.
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Updated bill header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' to reflect legislative progress through the House chamber
Added parenthetical note '(As Passed the House)' to indicate the bill's current legislative status
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2026
How they voted
116–2
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 122
Feb 4, 2026
D
Democratic40
90% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican80
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred To Agriculture
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Pigott
RRepublican
Co
Andy Boyd
RRepublican
Co
Beth Waldo
RRepublican
Co
Billy Adam Calvert
RRepublican
Co
Brad Mattox
RRepublican
Co
Bubba Carpenter
RRepublican
Co
Bubba Tubb
RRepublican
Co
Clay Mansell
RRepublican
Co
Donnie Scoggin
RRepublican
Co
Justin Keen
RRepublican
Co
Karl Gibbs
DDemocratic
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