Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1047: Radar; authorize use by sheriff and deputies for enforcing speed limits within school zones.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE SHERIFFS AND THEIR DEPUTIES TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICES ON THE PUBLIC ROADS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING SPEED LIMITS WITHIN THE SPECIAL ZONES DESIGNATED IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-515, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT FUNDS FROM VIOLATIONS OF THE SPECIAL ZONES DESIGNATED IN THE VICINITY OF A SCHOOL SHALL BE USED BY COUNTIES FOR SCHOOL SAFETY BY FUNDING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS OR BY FUNDING SAFETY TRAINING OF SCHOOL FACULTY AND STAFF; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 63-3-519, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize sheriffs and their deputies to use radar speed detection devices on the public roads, streets and highways for the sole purpose of enforcing speed limits within the special zones designated in the vicinity of schools…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE SHERIFFS AND THEIR DEPUTIES TO USE RADAR SPEED DETECTION DEVICES ON THE PUBLIC ROADS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING SPEED LIMITS WITHIN THE SPECIAL ZONES DESIGNATED IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-515, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT FUNDS FROM VIOLATIONS OF THE SPECIAL ZONES DESIGNATED IN THE VICINITY OF A SCHOOL SHALL BE USED BY COUNTIES FOR SCHOOL SAFETY BY FUNDING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS OR BY FUNDING SAFETY TRAINING OF SCHOOL FACULTY AND STAFF; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 63-3-519. It * * * is unlawful for any person or peace officer or law enforcement agency, except the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, to purchase or use or allow to be used any type of radar speed detection equipment upon any public street, road or highway of this state. However, such equipment may be used: (a) By municipal law enforcement officers within a municipality having a population of two thousand (2,000) or more according to the latest or a previous federal census upon the *HR31/R915* H. B. No. 1047 ~ OFFICIAL …
Sponsors
- Haney, Greg (R, 118) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Subjects: Radar
Common questions
- What is HB1047?
- HB1047 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Radar; authorize use by sheriff and deputies for enforcing speed limits within school zones.
- What does HB1047 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 63-3-519, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize sheriffs and their deputies to use radar speed detection devices on the public roads, streets and highways for the sole purpose of enforcing speed limits within the special zones designated in the vicinity of schools…
- What is the status of HB1047?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1047?
- Haney, Greg (R, 118).
- Where is the official record for HB1047?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1047.xml
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