l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 308

Driver's license; require license to surrender physical possession by placing in physical custody of law enforcement officer for inspection of.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EVERY LICENSEE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY SURRENDER THE POSSESSION OF HIS OR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE BY PLACING THE PHYSICAL LICENSE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER UPON DEMAND FOR PRODUCTION BY SUCH OFFICER FOR PURPOSE OF INSPECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE LICENSEE ONLY HAS AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF HIS OR HER LICENSE, HE OR SHE SHALL PRODUCE AND DISPLAY THE ELECTRONIC LICENSE ON THE SCREEN OF THE MOBILE DEVICE UPON WHICH IT IS CONTAINED, BUT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SURRENDER THE MOBILE DEVICE TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 63-1-35, 63-1-69 AND 97-35-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 8 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 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BJan 8 to Feb 3 · stopped26 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 8 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives