Mississippi Senate Bill 2188 (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 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 Where That Information Is Sought 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 A Wireless Service Provider To Establish Protocols By Which The Carrier 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 Section; 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; And For Related Purposes.

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

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2188.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2188IN.htm