Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB745: Cell location information; require wireless service providers to disclose to law enforcement under certain circumstances.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CALL LOCATION INFORMATION CONCERNING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE OF A USER TO A REQUESTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT WHEN REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES OR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT INVOLVES THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM; TO AUTHORIZE WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ESTABLISH PROTOCOLS BY WHICH THE PROVIDER VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSES CALL LOCATION INFORMATION; TO PROHIBIT A CLAIM FOR RELIEF IN ANY COURT AGAINST ANY WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR PROVIDING CALL LOCATION INFORMATION IF ACTING IN GOOD FAITH UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO OBTAIN AND DISSEMINATE CONTACT INFORMATION FROM ALL WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 19-5-319, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require wireless service providers to provide call location information concerning a telecommunications device of a user to a requesting law enforcement agency or public safety answering point when requested for the purpose of responding to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm; to authorize wireless service providers to establish protocols by which the provider voluntarily discloses call location information…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE CALL LOCATION INFORMATION CONCERNING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE OF A USER TO A REQUESTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT WHEN REQUESTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES OR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT INVOLVES THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM; TO AUTHORIZE WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ESTABLISH PROTOCOLS BY WHICH THE PROVIDER VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSES CALL LOCATION INFORMATION; TO PROHIBIT A CLAIM FOR RELIEF IN ANY COURT AGAINST ANY WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR PROVIDING CALL LOCATION INFORMATION IF ACTING IN GOOD FAITH UNDER THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO OBTAIN AND DISSEMINATE CONTACT INFORMATION FROM ALL WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 19-5-319, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) For the purposes of this section, "public safety answering point" means that term as defined in Section 19-5-383. (2) Upon request of a law enforcement agency or a public safety answering point, on behalf of a law enforcement agency, a wireless service provider shall provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user to …