House Bill 1567 Summary

• Brings forward 13 Mississippi Code sections related to rural fire truck acquisition assistance programs and fire protection funding for possible amendment during the 2025 legislative session.

• Establishes the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program administered by the Department of Insurance, allowing counties to receive up to $1,010,000 per county for fire truck purchases with specified funding tiers based on number of trucks already received.

• Creates the Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund providing up to $70,000 per fire truck for counties that have exhausted eligibility under the main rural fire truck program.

• Designates the Annual Fire Fund to distribute at least $1,500,000 annually to rural and supplementary rural fire truck funds, with funds sourced from nonadmitted insurance policy fees.

• Takes effect July 1, 2025 and stands repealed June 30, 2025.