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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2848

Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to.

Became law as Chapter 503, Laws of 2026, signed April 8, 2026, 79 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 85-7-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE TOWING COMPANIES TO RECORD CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM ANY PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE COMPANY'S SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY TOWING COMPANIES BEFORE PROPERTY IS SOLD; TO AUTHORIZE THIRD-PARTY VENDORS TO ASSIST IN NOTIFICATION WHEN NO CLAIMS HAVE BEEN MADE TO VEHICLES; TO AMEND SECTION 63-23-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING 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 April 8, 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 action26 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

FinanceJan 19 to Feb 315 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1027 days

Judiciary AFeb 16 to Mar 315 days

Back in the SenateMar 10 to Apr 627 days

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 82 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  2. Feb 3Reported 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 13 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 13Sent to the House
  2. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  3. Mar 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 10Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 12 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 12Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 17Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 24Conferees named in the Senate: Harkins, Johnson and Barrett
  4. Mar 25Conferees named in the House: Hood, Yates and Yancey
  5. Mar 30Conference report filed in the House
  6. Conference report filed in the Senate
  7. Mar 31Recommitted in the House to the conferees for further conference
  8. Recommitted in the Senate to the conferees for further conference
  9. Conference report filed in the Senate
  10. Conference report filed in the House
  11. Apr 1Conference report adopted in the House
  12. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  13. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Sanford, Hood and Yates)
  14. Apr 2Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  15. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 8

  1. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 8Approved by the Governor
All 26 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To FinanceSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 11AmendedSenate
  4. Feb 11Passed As AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 13Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 12Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 17Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  12. Mar 24Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,BarrettSenate
  13. Mar 25Conferees Named Hood,Yates,YanceyHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 30Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 30Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 31Recommitted For Further ConfHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 31Recommitted For Further ConfSenate
  18. Mar 31Conference Report FiledSenate
  19. Mar 31Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  20. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 1Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  22. Apr 1Motion to Reconsider Entered (Sanford, Hood, Yates)House of Representatives
  23. Apr 2Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  24. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  25. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  26. Apr 8Approved by GovernorGovernor