Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1096: Nonconsensual towing; prohibit and regulate for personal motor vehicles.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REGULATE NONCONSENSUAL TOWING FOR PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO CREATE THE PERSONAL VEHICLE TOWING ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO REQUIRE ALL NONCONSENSUALLY TOWED VEHICLES IN MISSISSIPPI TO BE STORED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROHIBIT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM TOWING COMPANIES; REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION BEFORE TOWING; TO PROHIBIT A TOWING OR RECOVERY SERVICE FROM USING IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 85-7-251 AND 63-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE ABANDONED VEHICLES AND TOWING, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to regulate nonconsensual towing for personal motor vehicles; to provide definitions for the act; to create the personal vehicle towing advisory committee; to require all nonconsensually towed vehicles in mississippi to be stored in mississippi; to prohibit law enforcement officers from receiving compensation from towing companies; require certain documentation before towing; to prohibit a towing or recovery service from using immobilization devices…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REGULATE NONCONSENSUAL TOWING FOR PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE ACT; TO CREATE THE PERSONAL VEHICLE TOWING ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO REQUIRE ALL NONCONSENSUALLY TOWED VEHICLES IN MISSISSIPPI TO BE STORED IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROHIBIT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM RECEIVING COMPENSATION FROM TOWING COMPANIES; REQUIRE CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION BEFORE TOWING; TO PROHIBIT A TOWING OR RECOVERY SERVICE FROM USING IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 85-7-251 AND 63-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REGULATE ABANDONED VEHICLES AND TOWING, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless context clearly provides otherwise: (a) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or motored device designed to be used or used primarily for the transportation of passengers or property, or both, has a gross vehicular weight rating less than fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds, and is intended primarily for use and operation on public roads and highways. *HR43/R2011* H. B. No. 1096 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R2011 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) (b) "Nonconsensual towing" means the moving, transporting or recovery of a motor vehicle by a towing and recovery service without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle from private …
Sponsors
- Tubb, Joseph (R, 87) · primary sponsor
- Hawkins, Josh (R, 10)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary A
Subjects: Nonconsensual towing
Common questions
- What is HB1096?
- HB1096 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Nonconsensual towing; prohibit and regulate for personal motor vehicles.
- What does HB1096 do?
- In its own words: An act to regulate nonconsensual towing for personal motor vehicles; to provide definitions for the act; to create the personal vehicle towing advisory committee; to require all nonconsensually towed vehicles in mississippi to be stored in mississippi; to prohibit law enforcement officers from receiving compensation from towing companies; require certain documentation before towing; to prohibit a towing or recovery service from using immobilization devices…
- What is the status of HB1096?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1096?
- Tubb, Joseph (R, 87), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1096?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1096.xml
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