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Mississippi extends autonomous vehicle law enforcement plan mandate to 2029
Original title: MS Fully Autonomous Vehicle Enabling Act; extend repealer on law enforcement interaction plan submission to DPS.
Last action · March 13, 2026: 03/13 Approved by GovernorSponsor: Chuck Younger
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 2269 extends the expiration date of the law requiring operators of driverless autonomous vehicles to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department of Public Safety from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2029.
Why it matters
Extends the legal requirement for driverless vehicle operators to maintain an active interaction and safety plan with state law enforcement agencies for an additional three years.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
operators of fully autonomous vehicles
Must continue to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department of Public Safety prior to operating driverless vehicles on public roads through July 1, 2029.
Directly affected
Department of Public Safety
Retains the authority to receive interaction plans and issue cease-and-desist letters for non-compliance through the extended repeal date.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if an autonomous vehicle operator fails to submit a law enforcement interaction plan?
The Department of Public Safety may immediately issue a cease-and-desist letter prohibiting the operation of the person's on public roads until the plan is submitted.
Until what date is the law enforcement interaction plan requirement extended?
The requirement is extended until July 1, 2029.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
11 actions- Mar 13, 2026Governor of MississippiEnrolled03/13 Approved by Governor
- Mar 9, 2026HouseEnrolled03/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 9, 2026SenateEnrolled03/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
- Mar 6, 2026House03/06 (H) Returned For Enrolling
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloor03/05 (H) Passed
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommittee02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
Show 5 earlier actions
- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommittee02/13 (H) Referred To Transportation
- Feb 10, 2026Senate02/10 (S) Transmitted To House
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloor02/09 (S) Passed
- Jan 30, 2026SenateCommittee01/30 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommittee01/14 (S) Referred To Highways and Transportation
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
03/05 (H) Passed
Total
112
- Yes
- 111
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (112)
Fabian NelsonParty not recordedyes
Otha WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Dan EubanksParty not recordedyes
Ronnie CrudupParty not recordedyes
Tracy ArnoldParty not recordedyes
Noah SanfordParty not recordedyes
Bryant ClarkParty not recordedyes
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Timmy LadnerParty not recordedyes
Cedric BurnettParty not recordedyes
Perry BaileyParty not recordedyes
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Donnie ScogginParty not recordedyes
Stacey Hobgood-WilkesParty not recordednot voting
Larry ByrdParty not recordedyes
Tracey RosebudParty not recordedyes
Bill KinkadeParty not recordedyes
Rob RobersonParty not recordedyes
Lee YanceyParty not recordedyes
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Greg HollowayParty not recordedyes
Bubba CarpenterParty not recordedyes
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Justin KeenParty not recordedyes
Keith JacksonParty not recordedyes
88 more members
Clay DeweeseParty not recordedyes
Bubba TubbParty not recordedyes
Jay McKnightParty not recordedyes
Hank ZuberParty not recordedyes
Rodney HallParty not recordedyes
Timaka James-JonesParty not recordedyes
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02/09 (S) Passed
Total
49
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 5
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (49)
Lydia ChassaniolParty not recordedyes
Joseph ThomasParty not recordedyes
David BlountParty not recordedyes
Nicole BoydParty not recordedyes
Joel CarterParty not recordedyes
Gary BrumfieldParty not recordedyes
Hob BryanParty not recordedno
Philman LadnerParty not recordedyes
Rita ParksParty not recordedyes
Jeremy EnglandParty not recordedyes
Brice WigginsParty not recordedyes
Kamesha MumfordParty not recordedyes
Jeff TateParty not recordedno
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Mike ThompsonParty not recordedyes
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Jason BarrettParty not recordedyes
Brian RhodesParty not recordedyes
Chris JohnsonParty not recordedyes
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Angela Turner-FordParty not recordedyes
Tyler McCaughnParty not recordedyes
25 more members
Angela HillParty not recordedno
Hillman FrazierParty not recordedyes
Kathy ChismParty not recordedno
Scott DeLanoParty not recordedyes
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Chuck YoungerParty not recordedyes
Gillespie IsomParty not recordedyes
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Ben SuberParty not recordedyes
Mike SeymourParty not recordedyes
Dennis DeBarParty not recordedyes
Don HartnessParty not recordedno
Michael McLendonParty not recordedyes
Chad McMahanParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
OrganizationDepartment of Public Safety“Receives law enforcement interaction plans from fully autonomous vehicle operato”Map →
Sources
Open source document
billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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