Bill Amendment: MS SB2322 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Title: Driver's license; amend provision related to.
Status: 2026-04-08 - Approved by Governor [SB2322 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-SB2322-Senate_Amendment_No_1.html
Adopted
AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2322
BY: Senator(s) Hill
AMEND by inserting the following language as a new subsection (8) below line 75:
(8) (a) If a driver's license is of a class of licenses issued by another state exclusively to a person unable to prove lawful presence in the United States when the licenses are issued, the driver's license, or other permit purporting to authorize the holder to operate a motor vehicle on public roadways, shall be invalid in this state and does not authorize the holder to operate a motor vehicle in this state. Such classes of licenses include licenses that are issued exclusively to illegal or undocumented immigrants or licenses that are substantially the same as licenses issued to citizens, residents, or those lawfully present in the United States but have markings establishing that the license holder did not exercise the option of providing proof of lawful presence.
(b) A peace officer who stops a person driving or using an invalid license as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall issue a citation to the driver for driving without a license in violation of Section 63-1-41 and shall refer the person to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. A justice court judge, license examiner, or other authorized employee of the commissioner who encounters a person using an invalid license as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall refer the person to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
FURTHER, AMEND on line 6 after the semicolon by inserting the following language:
TO PROVIDE THAT IF A DRIVER'S LICENSE IS OF A CLASS OF LICENSES ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE EXCLUSIVELY TO A PERSON UNABLE TO PROVE LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN THE LICENSES ARE ISSUED, THE DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR OTHER PERMIT PURPORTING TO AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS, SHALL BE INVALID IN THIS STATE AND DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE; TO REQUIRE A PEACE OFFICER WHO STOPS A PERSON DRIVING OR USING SUCH AN INVALID LICENSE TO ISSUE A CITATION TO THE DRIVER AND REFER THE PERSON TO THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO REQUIRE A JUSTICE COURT JUDGE, LICENSE EXAMINER, OR ANY AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OF THE COMMISSIONER WHO ENCOUNTERS A PERSON USING SUCH AN INVALID LICENSE SHALL REFER THE PERSON TO THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY;
