CDL; exempt county and municipal employees who operate vehicles and equipment in the performance of their job.

HB 147 proposed to amend Mississippi's driver's license law by explicitly exempting county and municipal employees from needing a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) when operating vehicles owned by their local government for work duties. The bill would have expanded the existing exemption for "vehicles and equipment owned or operated by local county and municipal governing authorities" to clarify that employees performing job-related tasks - like transporting supplies or equipment to work sites - would not require a CDL. This change would directly affect government workers operating local vehicles (e.g., road maintenance crews, sanitation staff) but not apply to vehicles used for commercial purposes. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and did not become law.