Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 676
Proof of motor vehicle insurance; require when registering or renewing the registration of a motor vehicle.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTION 63-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH WAS REPEALED BY SECTION 4, CHAPTER 447, LAWS OF 2015, WHICH REQUIRES EVERY OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO COMPLY WITH THE MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS WHEN REGISTERING OR RENEWING A REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 63-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, IN REGARD TO MAINTAINING THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ALLOW TAX ASSESSORS TO ACCESS THE VERIFICATION SYSTEM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 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 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days
InsuranceJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 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.