Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 354
Traffic accidents; require law enforcement officers to provide notification of to approaching motorists at least a certain distance from.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-411, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RESPONDING TO THE SCENE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT THAT HALTS THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AS THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE LANES BEING OBSTRUCTED, TO PROVIDE REASONABLE NOTICE TO APPROACHING MOTORISTS OF THE ACCIDENT AHEAD AND SUBSEQUENT DELAY WITHIN 1,295 FEET OR ONE-QUARTER MILE OF THE CRASH SITE AND LANE OBSTRUCTION; TO PRESCRIBE THE MANNER BY WHICH SUCH NOTICE MAY BE COMMUNICATED TO OTHER MOTORISTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NOTICE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHEN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAKES A DETERMINATION THAT NOTICE IS NEITHER POSSIBLE NOR PRACTICABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES; 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 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
- Jan 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives