Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB754: Implied consent; revise suspension period during appeals for refusal to submit to chemical test.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-11-21, 63-11-23 AND 63-11-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TOLLING OF THE SUSPENSION PERIOD DURING APPEAL FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-11-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend sections 63-11-21, 63-11-23 and 63-11-25, mississippi code of 1972, to provide for the tolling of the suspension period during appeal for refusal to submit to a chemical test; to bring forward section 63-11-26, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-11-21, 63-11-23 AND 63-11-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TOLLING OF THE SUSPENSION PERIOD DURING APPEAL FOR REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO A CHEMICAL TEST; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-11-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 63-11-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 63-11-21. If a person refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a chemical test of his breath designated by the law enforcement agency as provided in Section 63-11-5, none shall be given, but the officer shall at that point demand the driver's license of the person, who shall deliver his driver's license into the hands of the officer. If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test under the provisions of this chapter, the person shall be informed by the law enforcement officer that the refusal to submit to the test shall subject him to suspension of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle. The officer shall give the driver a receipt for his license on forms *HR43/R859* H. B. No. 754 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R859 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Public Safety, which shall serve …
Sponsors
- Evans, Bob (D, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Subjects: Implied consent
Common questions
- What is HB754?
- HB754 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Implied consent; revise suspension period during appeals for refusal to submit to chemical test.
- What does HB754 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend sections 63-11-21, 63-11-23 and 63-11-25, mississippi code of 1972, to provide for the tolling of the suspension period during appeal for refusal to submit to a chemical test; to bring forward section 63-11-26, mississippi code of 1972, for purposes of amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB754?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB754?
- Evans, Bob (D, 91).
- Where is the official record for HB754?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0754.xml
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