Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB676: Proof of motor vehicle insurance; require when registering or renewing the registration of a motor vehicle.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTION 63-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH WAS REPEALED BY SECTION 4, CHAPTER 447, LAWS OF 2015, WHICH REQUIRES EVERY OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO COMPLY WITH THE MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS WHEN REGISTERING OR RENEWING A REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 63-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, IN REGARD TO MAINTAINING THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ALLOW TAX ASSESSORS TO ACCESS THE VERIFICATION SYSTEM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to reenact section 63-16-9, mississippi code of 1972, which was repealed by section 4, chapter 447, laws of 2015, which requires every owner of a motor vehicle to comply with the motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirements when registering or renewing a registration of a motor vehicle; to amend reenacted section 63-16-9, mississippi code of 1972, to change references to the department of revenue, in regard to maintaining the motor vehicle insurance verification system, to the department of public safety…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTION 63-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH WAS REPEALED BY SECTION 4, CHAPTER 447, LAWS OF 2015, WHICH REQUIRES EVERY OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO COMPLY WITH THE MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS WHEN REGISTERING OR RENEWING A REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 63-16-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, IN REGARD TO MAINTAINING THE MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE VERIFICATION SYSTEM, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-16-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ALLOW TAX ASSESSORS TO ACCESS THE VERIFICATION SYSTEM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-16-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 63-16-9, Mississippi Code of 1972, which was repealed by Section 4, Chapter 447, Laws of 2015, is reenacted and amended as follows: 63-16-9. Every owner of a motor vehicle in this state shall comply with the motor vehicle liability insurance coverage in at least the minimum amounts required under Section 63-15-3(j) before that owner may receive a registration for a motor vehicle or renew a registration * * *. The owner must also maintain continuous coverage in at least the minimum amounts …