l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2736

Compulsory motor vehicle liability security; limit civil recovery for failure to maintain.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE A LIMITATION OF DAMAGES IN ANY CAUSE OR RIGHT OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, FOR SUCH INJURY OR DAMAGES OCCASIONED BY AN OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SUCH ACCIDENT WHO FAILS TO OWN OR MAINTAIN A COMPULSORY MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY SECURITY; TO DEFINE THE TERM "COMPULSORY MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY SECURITY"; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THE LIMITATION ON DAMAGES; TO CREATE AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE FOR THE LIMITATION OF RECOVERY PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL PRECLUDE PASSENGER'S CLAIM TO RECOVER DAMAGES FOR INJURY, DEATH OR LOSS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RIGHTS OF INSURERS; TO LIMIT THE EFFECTS OF ISSUANCES, CHANGES OR ADJUSTMENTS OF LIABILITY SECURITY OR INSURANCE POLICY SUBSEQUENT TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS LEGALLY PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT; 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 AJan 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 A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate