l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2801

Hand-held mobile telephones; increase civil penalties for texting while driving.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 11, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR WRITING, SENDING, OR READING A TEXT MESSAGE AND READING OR POSTING TO A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE THAT NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP BASED SOLELY ON A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; 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 March 11, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 11 · stopped28 days

Judiciary AFeb 16 to Mar 315 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 11Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 11

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 10Read the third time in the House
  5. Mar 11Died on the calendar in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 10Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 11Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives