Division of State Aid Road Construction; remove cap on number of automobiles that may be owned and operated in its fleet.

HB 559 removes a legal cap on the number of passenger automobiles the Mississippi Division of State Aid Road Construction can own and operate for its road maintenance and inspection work. This bill amends Section 65-9-7 of Mississippi law to authorize the division to use "the necessary number" of vehicles without a specified limit, as long as it follows existing vehicle management rules. The bill was referred to the Transportation and Appropriations committees but died in committee on February 3, 2026, and is no longer active. It does not change funding, road construction standards, or affect the public directly - it only modifies fleet authorization for a state highway department division.