Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1273: Insurance; establish minimum requirements for certain large motor vehicles not subject to minimums under Motor Carrier Regulatory Law.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 77-7-88, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LARGE MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING UPON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHICH ARE OTHERWISE NOT SUBJECT TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMMON CARRIERS, CONTRACT CARRIERS AND INTERSTATE CARRIERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 77-7-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES CERTAIN TERMS USED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MOTOR CARRIER REGULATORY LAW OF 1938, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 77-7-83, 77-7-85 AND 77-7-87, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMON CARRIERS, CONTRACT CARRIERS AND INTERSTATE CARRIERS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create new section 77-7-88, mississippi code of 1972, to establish minimum insurance requirements for certain large motor vehicles operating upon the public highways of this state which are otherwise not subject to the minimum requirements for certain common carriers, contract carriers and interstate carriers; to bring forward section 77-7-7, mississippi code of 1972, which defines certain terms used under the mississippi motor carrier regulatory law of 1938, for purposes of possible amendment…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 77-7-88, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LARGE MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATING UPON THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WHICH ARE OTHERWISE NOT SUBJECT TO THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMMON CARRIERS, CONTRACT CARRIERS AND INTERSTATE CARRIERS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 77-7-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES CERTAIN TERMS USED UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MOTOR CARRIER REGULATORY LAW OF 1938, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 77-7-83, 77-7-85 AND 77-7-87, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMON CARRIERS, CONTRACT CARRIERS AND INTERSTATE CARRIERS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 77-7-88, Mississippi Code of 1972: 77-7-88. Each owner or operator of a motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds which is operated upon the public highways of this state for the transportation of property, and which is not otherwise required to file proof of financial responsibility under this chapter, shall keep on file with the commission an insurance policy or a *HR26/R1086* H. B. No. 1273 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR26/R1086 PAGE 1 (RKM\KW) certificate …