Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB762: DUI; revise license suspension for test refusal if licensee pleads guilty.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE LICENSE SUSPENSION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST REFUSAL IF THE LICENSEE SUBSEQUENTLY PLEADS GUILTY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-11-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES AUTHORITY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 63-11-5, mississippi code of 1972, to revise license suspension requirements for test refusal if the licensee subsequently pleads guilty; to bring forward section 63-11-23, mississippi code of 1972, which provides authority to the commissioner of public safety, for purposes of amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE LICENSE SUSPENSION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEST REFUSAL IF THE LICENSEE SUBSEQUENTLY PLEADS GUILTY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 63-11-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES AUTHORITY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 63-11-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 63-11-5. (1) (a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the public highways, public roads or streets of this state shall be deemed to have given his consent, subject to the provisions of this chapter, to a chemical test or tests of his breath, blood or urine for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration. A person shall give his consent to a chemical test or tests of his breath, blood or urine for the purpose of determining the presence in his body of any other substance which would impair a person's ability to operate a motor vehicle. (b) The test or tests shall be administered at the direction of any authorized officer, when such officer has *HR43/R868* H. B. No. 762 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R868 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) reasonable grounds and probable cause to believe that the person was driving or had under his actual …
Sponsors
- Evans, Bob (D, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Common questions
- What is HB762?
- HB762 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): DUI; revise license suspension for test refusal if licensee pleads guilty.
- What does HB762 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 63-11-5, mississippi code of 1972, to revise license suspension requirements for test refusal if the licensee subsequently pleads guilty; to bring forward section 63-11-23, mississippi code of 1972, which provides authority to the commissioner of public safety, for purposes of amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB762?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB762?
- Evans, Bob (D, 91).
- Where is the official record for HB762?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0762.xml
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