Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2856
Motor vehicles; prevent perfection of security interest in when subject to statutory possessory lien.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-21-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A SECURITY INTEREST IN A MOTOR VEHICLE MAY NOT BE PERFECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A VALID STATUTORY POSSESSORY LIEN; TO REQUIRE A SECURED PARTY SEEKING TO PERFECT A SECURITY INTEREST TO CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE THAT NO SUCH POSSESSORY LIEN EXISTS OR OBTAIN WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE HOLDER OF SUCH A LIEN; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SECURITY INTEREST FILED IN VIOLATION OF THIS ACT SHALL BE UNPERFECTED AGAINST THE HOLDER OF THE POSSESSORY LIEN AND SUBORDINATE IN PRIORITY TO THAT LIEN; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 63-21-16, 75-9-333, 85-7-107 AND 85-7-251, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
Sponsor
3 co-sponsors
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
FinanceJan 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.