l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2326

Law enforcement pursuits; require municipalities and counties to develop policies regarding.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A MOTOR VEHICLE POLICE PURSUIT POLICY BY A CERTAIN DATE; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR THE POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT A PURSUIT MAY ONLY PROCEED AND CONTINUE INTO ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IF THERE IS NO AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FAILS TO ADOPT A POLICY, THEN THE AGENCY SHALL NOT RECEIVE CERTAIN ACCREDITATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF STANDARDS AND TRAINING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE AGENCIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED A POLICY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE CERTAIN NOTICE TO THE AGENCIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO WITHHOLD CERTAIN PAYMENTS AND ALLOCATIONS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE TO A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE RECEIVES WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CANCELLATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF NONCOMPLIANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 27-5-101, 27-65-75, 45-1-43, 65-33-45 AND 99-3-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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 19 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate