Mississippi Senate Bill 2736

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide A Limitation Of Damages In Any Cause Or Right Of Action Arising Out Of A Motor Vehicle Accident, For Such Injury Or Damages Occasioned By An Owner Or Operator Of A Motor Vehicle Involved In Such Accident Who Fails To Own Or Maintain A Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Security; To Define The Term "compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Security"; To Provide Certain Exceptions To The Limitation On Damages; To Create An Affirmative Defense For The Limitation Of Recovery Provisions For Certain Persons; To Provide That Nothing In This Act Shall Preclude Passenger's Claim To Recover Damages For Injury, Death Or Loss; To Provide For The Rights Of Insurers; To Limit The Effects Of Issuances, Changes Or Adjustments Of Liability Security Or Insurance Policy Subsequent To Motor Vehicle Accidents; To Provide That The Provisions Of This Act Shall Not Apply To Any Vehicle Which Is Legally Parked At The Time Of The Accident; And For Related Purposes.

Compulsory motor vehicle liability security; limit civil recovery for failure to maintain.

Sen. Charles Younger [R]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2736.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2736IN.htm