Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB436: Speed limits; increase on state highways and interstate highways by five miles per hour.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-501, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 70 MPH AND TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 75 MPH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 63-3-501, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the speed limit on state highways within the state to 70 mph and to increase the speed limit on interstate highways within the state to 75 mph; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-501, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 70 MPH AND TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 75 MPH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 63-3-501, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 63-3-501. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall operate a vehicle on the highways of the state at a speed greater than * * * seventy (70) miles per hour. The Mississippi Transportation Commission may, in its discretion, by order duly entered on its minutes, increase the speed restrictions on any portion of the Interstate Highway System provided such speed restrictions are not increased to more than * * * seventy-five (75) miles per hour. The commission may likewise increase the speed limit to * * * seventy-five (75) miles per hour on controlled access highways with four (4) or more lanes. *HR26/R768* H. B. No. 436 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R768 PAGE 1 (DJ\KW) A governmental entity that operates and maintains a toll road as authorized under Section 65-43-1, or that contracts with some person or business to operate and maintain a toll road as authorized under Section 65-43-3, may …
Sponsors
- Porter, Daryl (D, 98) · primary sponsor
- Hale, Jeff (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Died On Calendar
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Transportation
Subjects: Speed limits
Common questions
- What is HB436?
- HB436 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Speed limits; increase on state highways and interstate highways by five miles per hour.
- What does HB436 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 63-3-501, mississippi code of 1972, to increase the speed limit on state highways within the state to 70 mph and to increase the speed limit on interstate highways within the state to 75 mph; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB436?
- Failed as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Died On Calendar (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB436?
- Porter, Daryl (D, 98), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB436?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0436.xml
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