l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1042

Radar; authorize sheriff and deputies to use in work zones and school zones.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF AND HIS OR HER DEPUTIES IN ANY COUNTY TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WHERE A WORK ZONE OR SCHOOL ZONE IS DESIGNATED; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "WORK ZONE" AND "SCHOOL ZONE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 16 to February 12, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action5 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 12 · stopped27 days

County AffairsJan 16 to Jan 2913 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 29 to Feb 35 days

County AffairsFeb 3 to Feb 30 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committees on County Affairs and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Jan 29Reported from CA to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Reported from AC to CA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 5 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29DR - TSDP: CA To ACHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3DR - TSDP: AC To CAHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives