Mississippi 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 26 R · 10 D cosponsors

HB 565 — Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; require law enforcement agencies to report terminated officers to.

Last action — Approved by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tate Reeves (Republican) on March 18, 2025.

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High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 37 sponsors

    1 primary, 36 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (26 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 25 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 565 replaces the previous version with updated references and clarifies the responsibilities of an agency during periods of noncompliance. This change matters because it enhances the bill’s clarity, ensuring that all parties involved understand their roles and the consequences of noncompliance, which can improve enforcement and accountability in law enforcement standards.

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565 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-6-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RESIGNS, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FROM WHICH THE OFFICER HAS RESIGNED MUST PROVIDE THE BOARD ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING NOTIFICATION OF THE OFFICER'S ACTION WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME FRAME;
565 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-6-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RESIGNS, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FROM WHICH THE OFFICER HAS RESIGNED MUST PROVIDE THE BOARD ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING NOTIFICATION OF THE OFFICER'S ACTION WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME FRAME;
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 1 (OM\KP) continued employment;
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 1 (OM\KP) continued employment;
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 2(OM\KP) (b) Any person who has twenty-five (25) years of law enforcement experience, whether as a part-time, full-time, reserve or auxiliary officer, and who has received certification as a part-time officer, may be certified as a law enforcement officer as defined in Section 45-6-3(c) without having to meet further requirements.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 2(OM\KP) (b) Any person who has twenty-five (25) years of law enforcement experience, whether as a part-time, full-time, reserve or auxiliary officer, and who has received certification as a part-time officer, may be certified as a law enforcement officer as defined in Section 45-6-3(c) without having to meet further requirements.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 3(OM\KP) scheduled, may serve with full pay and benefits in such a capacity until he can attend the required school or training.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 3(OM\KP) scheduled, may serve with full pay and benefits in such a capacity until he can attend the required school or training.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 4(OM\KP) locally and held at times convenient to the persons required to receive such training.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 4(OM\KP) locally and held at times convenient to the persons required to receive such training.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 5(OM\KP) (b) The certificate was obtained through misrepresentation or fraud;
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 5(OM\KP) (b) The certificate was obtained through misrepresentation or fraud;
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 6(OM\KP) (11) (a) Any full- or part-time law enforcement officer, who is certified as required by the provisions under this chapter, and such officer resigns from his or her law enforcement agency, then the agency that the officer has resigned from shall notify the board in writing and by email within seventy-two (72) hours of the officer's resignation.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 6(OM\KP) (11) (a) Any full- or part-time law enforcement officer, who is certified as required by the provisions under this chapter, and such officer resigns from his or her law enforcement agency, then the agency that the officer has resigned from shall notify the board in writing and by email within seventy-two (72) hours of the officer's resignation.
(c) If a law enforcement agency fails to adhere to the reporting requirements of this subsection, as determined by the board, then such agency:
(c) If a law enforcement agency fails to adhere to the reporting requirements of this subsection, as determined by the board, then such agency, during the time of noncompliance:
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 7(OM\KP) (d) When the board determines that a law enforcement agency failed to adhere to the reporting requirements of this subsection, notice and opportunity for a hearing shall be provided by the board in accordance with law prior to the failure of the reporting.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 7(OM\KP) (d) When the board determines that a law enforcement agency failed to adhere to the reporting requirements of this subsection, notice and opportunity for a hearing shall be provided by the board in accordance with law prior to the failure of the reporting.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 8(OM\KP) education courses may be provided by an accredited law enforcement academy or by the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 8(OM\KP) education courses may be provided by an accredited law enforcement academy or by the Mississippi Association of Chiefs of Police.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 9(OM\KP) university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officers in attendance at approved training programs as required by this section.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 9(OM\KP) university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officers in attendance at approved training programs as required by this section.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 10(OM\KP) (6) Any chief of police or state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officer who is aggrieved by any order or ruling made under the provisions of this section has the same rights and procedure of appeal as from any other order or ruling of the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 10(OM\KP) (6) Any chief of police or state agency, county, municipal, public two-year or four-year college or university and any extension thereof and the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District law enforcement officer who is aggrieved by any order or ruling made under the provisions of this section has the same rights and procedure of appeal as from any other order or ruling of the Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 PAGE 11(OM\KP) SECTION 4.
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG PAGE 11(OM\KP) SECTION 4.
565 *HR43/R706* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706 ST:
565 *HR43/R706SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 25/HR43/R706SG ST:
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Concurred in Amend From Senate

  5. Returned For Concurrence

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  9. Referred To Judiciary, Division B

  10. Transmitted To Senate

  11. Passed

  12. Title Suff Do Pass

  13. Referred To Judiciary B

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Anderson

Co-sponsors (36)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence in Amendment From Senate

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 77000
Democrat 36002
Independent 2000
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 118002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lancaster — Yea
Paden — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Not Voting
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justis Gibbs Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Keith Jackson Democrat Yea
Kenji Holloway Democrat Not Voting
Lataisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Andy Boyd Republican Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 45 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 13000
Republican 26501
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 45501
% of votes cast 88%10%0%2%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Horhn — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Gary Brumfield Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Andy Berry Republican Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Nay
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brian Rhodes Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Nay
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Nicole Boyd Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Not Voting
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 75002
Democrat 38000
Independent 1001
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 117003
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lancaster — Yea
Paden — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bradford Blackmon Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Fabian Nelson Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeffrey Hulum III Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Juan Barnett Democrat Yea
Justis Gibbs Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Keith Jackson Democrat Yea
Kenji Holloway Democrat Yea
Lataisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tamarra Butler-Washington Democrat Yea
Timaka James-Jones Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Not Voting
Andy Boyd Republican Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Beth Luther Waldo Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brad Mattox Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Celeste Hurst Republican Yea
Chris Johnson Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Clay Mansell Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Elliot Burch Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jim Estrada Republican Yea
Jimmy Fondren Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Jonathan McMillan Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Josh Hawkins Republican Yea
Justin Keen Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Not Voting
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Kimberly Remak Republican Yea
Lance Varner Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Not Voting
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Philman Ladner Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Rodney Hall Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Lott Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
W.I. "Doc" Harris Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea
Zachary Grady Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 565?
HB 565 is sponsored by Justin Keen (Republican), Bill Kinkade (Republican), Vince Mangold (Republican), Timmy Ladner (Republican), Brad Mattox (Republican), Jay McKnight (Republican), Ken Morgan (Republican), Gene Newman (Republican), Bill Pigott (Republican), Tracey T. Rosebud (Democrat), Randy Rushing (Republican), Robert L. Sanders (Democrat), Donnie Scoggin (Republican), Fred Shanks (Republican), Lance Varner (Republican), Price Wallace (Republican), Kevin Felsher (Republican), Daryl Porter (Democrat), Otis Anthony (Democrat), Kabir Karriem (Democrat), Anderson, William Tracy Arnold (Republican), Donnie Bell (Republican), Lester Carpenter (Republican), Bryant W. Clark (Democrat), Jim Estrada (Republican), Casey Eure (Republican), John G. Faulkner (Democrat), Zachary Grady (Republican), Jeff Hale (Republican), W.I. "Doc" Harris (Republican), Josh Hawkins (Republican), Jeffrey Hulum III (Democrat), Robert L. Johnson III (Democrat), Charles Blackwell (Republican), Rickey Thompson (Democrat), and Shane Barnett (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 565?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2025. Enacted.
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