Mississippi House Bill 1096

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Regulate Nonconsensual Towing For Personal Motor Vehicles; To Provide Definitions For The Act; To Create The Personal Vehicle Towing Advisory Committee; To Require All Nonconsensually Towed Vehicles In Mississippi To Be Stored In Mississippi; To Prohibit Law Enforcement Officers From Receiving Compensation From Towing Companies; Require Certain Documentation Before Towing; To Prohibit A Towing Or Recovery Service From Using Immobilization Devices; To Bring Forward Sections 85-7-251 And 63-23-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulate Abandoned Vehicles And Towing, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Nonconsensual towing; prohibit and regulate for personal motor vehicles.

Rep. Joseph Tubb [R]

Rep. Josh Hawkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	23	5	New Code	See Bill Text
85	7	251	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1096.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1096IN.htm