Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 291
Texting while driving; change from civil to traffic violation and increase penalty.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING INFRACTIONS THEREOF A TRAFFIC VIOLATION RATHER THAN A CIVIL VIOLATION; TO IMPOSE A $100.00 FINE FOR EACH VIOLATION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 7 to February 3, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 days
TransportationJan 7 to Feb 3 · stopped27 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 7 – Feb 3
- Jan 7Referred to the House committees on Transportation and on Judiciary A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 7Referred To Transportation;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives