Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2322: Driver's license; amend provision related to.
Status: Signed into law, April 8, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY ONLY PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO LICENSEES WHO ARE NOT UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR WHO DO NOT POSSESS A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IF THE LICENSEE IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH A LICENSE SHALL INCLUDE A DESIGNATION THAT THE PERSON IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN AND THAT THE LICENSE SHALL EXPIRE ON THE DATE THAT THE PERSON IS NO LONGER LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO REQUIRE ANY NEW, RENEWAL OR DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE, TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMIT OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO A PERSON UNDER THIS CHAPTER TO BEAR A DESIGNATION OF THE SEX OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SEX OF THE INDIVIDUAL DETERMINED AT BIRTH; TO PROVIDE THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR OTHER PERMIT PURPORTING TO AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS, ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION TO A PERSON UNABLE TO PROVE LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN THE LICENSE OR PERMIT IS ISSUED, SHALL BE INVALID IN THIS STATE AND DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE; TO REQUIRE A PEACE OFFICER WHO STOPS A PERSON DRIVING OR USING SUCH AN INVALID LICENSE TO ISSUE A CITATION TO THE DRIVER AND REFER THE PERSON TO THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO REQUIRE A JUSTICE COURT JUDGE, LICENSE EXAMINER, OR ANY AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE OF THE COMMISSIONER WHO ENCOUNTERS A PERSON USING SUCH AN INVALID LICENSE TO REFER THE PERSON TO THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE FOR SEVERABILITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 63-1-35, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that the commissioner may only prescribe the form of license issued under this article to licensees who are not united states citizens or who do not possess a social security number if the licensee is lawfully present in the united states; to provide that such a license shall include a designation that the person is not a united states citizen and that the license shall expire on the date that the person is no longer lawfully present in the united states…
From the enrolled text, April 6, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY ONLY PRESCRIBE THE FORM OF LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO LICENSEES WHO ARE NOT UNITED STATES CITIZENS OR WHO DO NOT POSSESS A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IF THE LICENSEE IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH A LICENSE SHALL INCLUDE A DESIGNATION THAT THE PERSON IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN AND THAT THE LICENSE SHALL EXPIRE ON THE DATE THAT THE PERSON IS NO LONGER LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO REQUIRE ANY NEW, RENEWAL OR DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE, TEMPORARY DRIVING PERMIT OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED TO A PERSON UNDER THIS CHAPTER TO BEAR A DESIGNATION OF THE SEX OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE SEX OF THE INDIVIDUAL DETERMINED AT BIRTH; TO PROVIDE THAT A DRIVER'S LICENSE, OR OTHER PERMIT PURPORTING TO AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS, ISSUED BY ANOTHER STATE OR JURISDICTION TO A PERSON UNABLE TO PROVE LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN THE LICENSE OR PERMIT IS ISSUED, SHALL BE INVALID IN THIS STATE AND DOES NOT AUTHORIZE THE HOLDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS STATE; TO REQUIRE A PEACE OFFICER WHO STOPS A PERSON DRIVING OR USING SUCH AN …