MS HB745 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require Wireless Service Providers To Provide Call Location Information Concerning A Telecommunications Device Of A User To A Requesting Law Enforcement Agency Or Public Safety Answering Point When Requested For The Purpose Of Responding To A Call For Emergency Services Or In An Emergency Situation That Involves The Risk Of Death Or Serious Physical Harm; To Authorize Wireless Service Providers To Establish Protocols By Which The Provider Voluntarily Discloses Call Location Information; To Prohibit A Claim For Relief In Any Court Against Any Wireless Service Provider Or Any Other Person For Providing Call Location Information If Acting In Good Faith Under This Act; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Obtain And Disseminate Contact Information From All Wireless Service Providers Authorized To Do Business In This State; To Bring Forward Section 19-5-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Cell location information; require wireless service providers to disclose to law enforcement under certain circumstances.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-02-12HouseDied On Calendar
2026-02-11HouseRead the Third Time
2026-02-03HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-16HouseReferred To Judiciary A

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
195319New CodeSee Bill Text

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