l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2265

Recreational off-highway vehicles; authorize operation on county roads subject to certain requirements and cap tag fees for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-31-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES TO OPERATE ON COUNTY RURAL, GRAVEL OR PAVED ROADS; TO REQUIRE, FOR SUCH OPERATION, COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSING AND TAGGING REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE REGULATIONS, EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRING EQUIPPING WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS; TO SPECIFY THAT A LICENSE TAG SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE THE USE OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE OR RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE FOR TOWING, OR FOR OPERATION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR ANY OTHER ROAD FOR WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDS 40 MILES PER HOUR, EXCEPT FOR CROSSING CERTAIN ROADS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM AND TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSE TAGS SOLD AND ISSUED FOR ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES OR RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES SHALL NOT EXCEED $100.00; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-19-3, 27-19-5, 27-51-5, 63-3-103, 63-15-3 AND 63-21-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 Senate

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 SenateJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days

Highways and TransportationJan 14 to Feb 3 · stopped20 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

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

In the Senate Jan 14 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Highways and Transportation
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Highways and TransportationSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate