Mississippi House Bill 192 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 63-1-51 And 63-1-216, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Commissioner Of Public Safety To Suspend The Driver's License Of Person Who Fail To Appear For Court Or Otherwise Dispose Of His Or Her Charges Of A Serious Traffic Violation Before The Scheduled Court Appearance As Stated On The Uniform Traffic Citation; To Prescribe The Procedure To Be Followed By The Clerk Of The Court In The Affected Jurisdiction To Provide Notice To The Accused And The Appropriate Information To The Department Of Public Safety-driver Services Bureau To Effectuate The Suspension; To Prescribe The Conditions And Requirements Under Which The Drivers's License Of An Accused May Be Reinstated; And For Related Purposes.

Driver's license; suspend for failure of accused to appear in court.

Rep. Gene Newman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	1	216	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	1	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0192.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0192IN.htm