Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1259: Radar; authorize certain municipalities to utilize for the enforcement of school zone speed limits.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO UTILIZE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 63-3-519, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize certain municipal law enforcement to utilize radar speed detection equipment for the enforcement of school zone speed limits; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-519, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO UTILIZE RADAR SPEED DETECTION EQUIPMENT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS; 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 shall be 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 public streets of the municipality, but in no case where the latest federal census population for the municipality is less than one thousand five hundred (1,500); *HR26/R2195* H. B. No. 1259 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R2195 PAGE 1 (OM\KW) (b) By any college or university campus police force within the confines of any campus wherein more than two thousand (2,000) students are enrolled; (c) By municipal law enforcement officers in any municipality having a population in excess of fifteen thousand (15,000) …
Sponsors
- Steverson, Jody (R, 4) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To County Affairs;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Subjects: Radar
Common questions
- What is HB1259?
- HB1259 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Radar; authorize certain municipalities to utilize for the enforcement of school zone speed limits.
- What does HB1259 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 63-3-519, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize certain municipal law enforcement to utilize radar speed detection equipment for the enforcement of school zone speed limits; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1259?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1259?
- Steverson, Jody (R, 4).
- Where is the official record for HB1259?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1259.xml
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