Mississippi Senate Bill 2569 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling (ms Fave) Act Of 2023; To Define Terminology Used Herein; To Authorize The Operation Of Fully Autonomous Vehicles On The Public Roads Of This State Without A Human Driver Provided That The Automated Driving System Is Engaged And Certain Conditions Are Met; To Specify The Conditions To Be Satisfied Before A Fully Autonomous Vehicle May Operate Upon The Public Roads Of This State; To Require The Operator Of A Fully Autonomous Vehicle To Submit A Law Enforcement Interaction Plan To The Department Of Public Safety; To Provide That An Automated Driving System Installed On A Motor Vehicle Is Considered The Driver Or Operator, For The Purpose Of Assessing Compliance With Applicable Uniform Traffic Laws; To Stipulate That Before Operating A Fully Autonomous Vehicle On Public Roads In This State Without A Human Driver, Satisfactory Proof Of Financial Responsibility Must Be Filed With The Department Of Public Safety; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Followed When A Fully Autonomous Vehicle Is Involved In An Accident; To Permit The Operation Of An On-demand Autonomous Vehicle Network In Compliance With The Operation Of Transportation Network Companies, Taxis Or Any Other Ground Transportation For-hire Of Passengers; To Require Fully Autonomous Vehicles To Be Registered And Titled With The Department Of Revenue; To Provide For The Manual Human Operation Of Vehicles Equipped With An Automated Driving System; To Authorize The Operation Of Fully Autonomous Vehicles That Are Classified As Commercial Motor Vehicles; To Exempt Fully Autonomous Vehicles Designed To Be Operated Exclusively By Automated Driving Systems From Certain Vehicle Equipment Requirements; To Prohibit Unauthorized State Agencies, Political Subdivisions Of The State, Or Local Governing Authority From Restricting The Operation Of Fully Autonomous Vehicles Or Imposing Taxes, Fees And Other Requirements Upon Fully Autonomous Vehicles; To Amend Sections 63-1-203, 63-3-103, 63-15-49, 63-15-51, 63-15-53, 63-21-3, 63-21-9, 63-21-11, 63-21-15 And 63-21-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; To Bring Forward Sections 63-1-5, 63-3-401, 63-3-405, 63-3-411, 63-3-413, 63-3-619, 63-5-53, 63-7-9, 63-15-37, 63-15-39, 63-15-41, 63-15-43 And 63-19-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

Transportation; allow and regulate autonomous vehicles.

Sen. Bart Williams [R]

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

2023-02-23 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 115 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-08 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 41 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	House	Died On Calendar
2023-02-24	House	Motion to Reconsider Entered (Busby, Massengill)
2023-02-23	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-23	House	Amended
2023-02-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-14	House	Referred To Transportation
2023-02-09	Senate	Transmitted To House
2023-02-08	Senate	Passed
2023-02-08	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Highways and Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	1	203	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	1	5	New Code	See Bill Text
63	15	37	New Code	See Bill Text
63	15	39	New Code	See Bill Text
63	15	41	New Code	See Bill Text
63	15	43	New Code	See Bill Text
63	15	49	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	15	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	15	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	19	3	New Code	See Bill Text
63	21	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	21	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	21	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	21	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	21	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	3	103	Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	3	401	New Code	See Bill Text
63	3	405	New Code	See Bill Text
63	3	411	New Code	See Bill Text
63	3	413	New Code	See Bill Text
63	3	619	New Code	See Bill Text
63	5	53	New Code	See Bill Text
63	7	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2569.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2569IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2569CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2569PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2569_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0370036.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0520016.pdf