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SB 2568 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee; create.

SB 2568 created a Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee to examine whether requiring proof of insurance before issuing or renewing license tags would be feasible. The committee, composed of insurance officials, legislative committee chairs, and local tax officials, was tasked with studying enforcement methods and reporting findings to the legislature by October 1, 2025. It specifically considered if drivers must present insurance proof at the time of license tag transactions. The bill died in committee on March 4, 2025, meaning it did not advance to become law.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was fundamentally rewritten from a direct mandate requiring proof of insurance before tag issuance into a study committee that will examine whether such a requirement is feasible. The original version imposed immediate restrictions on tag issuance and added fees to a trauma care fund, while the new version creates a temporary committee to research and recommend policy changes by October 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from implementing immediate insurance verification requirements to establishing a study committee that will investigate and recommend whether such requirements should be adopted.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the immediate requirement that no tag or decal be issued without proof of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage.

Added creation of a Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Enforcement Study Committee to examine feasibility of requiring proof of insurance before tag issuance.

TIMELINE

Added deadline for committee to submit findings and recommendations to Legislature by October 1, 2025.

FISCAL

Removed the $4.00 fee that was to be deposited in the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund.

ELIGIBILITY

Added committee composition including insurance commissioner, committee chairs, county officials, and legislators.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed enforcement mechanism from direct tag denial to committee study and legislative recommendation.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

50–1
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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