Mississippi transportation laws

What it would do: Allows commercial driver's license holders to be eligible for nonadjudication or expunction of first-offense DUI convictions if they were not operating a vehicle requiring a commercial license at the time of the offense, providing equal treatment with non-CDL holders.

What it would do: Appropriates $68,451,691.00 to the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport for fiscal year 2026, authorizes 39 permanent positions, and allocates $135,000.00 for overtime and callback pay.

What it would do: Authorizes expenditure of $27,714,782.00 from funds received by the Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority for fiscal year 2026, including $15,000,000.00 for capital projects and $50,000.00 for overtime pay, with 17 permanent authorized positions.

What it would do: Increases maximum gross weight for concrete transport vehicles to 64,000 pounds for three-axle and 72,000 pounds for four-axle configurations, and for solid waste vehicles to 64,000 pounds for three-axle configurations, with specified axle weight limits.

What it would do: Requires the division to notify both a commercial driver's license holder and their employer by first class mail when the holder is behind on child support and faces possible license suspension within ninety days.

What it would do: Appropriates $5,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Board of Supervisors of Coahoma County for fiscal year 2027 to assist in paying costs for upgrades and improvements to railroad track between Lula and Swan Lake, including crossties, switches, ballasts, road crossings, and bridges.

What it would do: Appropriates $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Board of Directors of the Lowndes County Port Authority to assist in paying costs associated with expanding port operations by providing rail access at both the east and west bank ports for fiscal year 2027.

What it would do: Appropriates $1,000,000 from the State General Fund to Lowndes County for fiscal year 2027 to defray costs associated with moving Old Macon Road to make room for a new railroad spur at the port.

What it would do: Creates new insurance requirements for owners or operators of motor vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating exceeding 10,000 pounds operating on public highways for property transportation, requiring insurance or bonds compliant with 49 CFR part 387.

What it would do: Extends the repeal date of the requirement that persons submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Department of Public Safety before operating fully autonomous vehicles on public roads from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2029.

What it would do: Amends the definition of commercial motor vehicle to exempt vehicles and equipment owned and operated by county and municipal governing authorities when operated by their employees performing work duties, from commercial driver's license requirements.

What it would do: Authorizes issuance of state general obligation bonds not exceeding $5,000,000 to assist Coahoma County with upgrades and improvements to railroad track between Lula and Swan Lake, including replacing crossties, switches, ballasts, and reinforcing bridges.

What it would do: Appropriates $5,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Board of Supervisors of Coahoma County for fiscal year 2026 to assist in paying costs for upgrades and improvements to railroad track between Lula and Swan Lake, including crossties, switches, ballasts, road crossings, and bridges.

What it would do: Exempts county and municipal employees from commercial driver's license requirements when operating vehicles and equipment owned by their local governing authority in performance of work duties, provided the vehicles are not used in common or contract motor carrier operations.

What it would do: Brings forward sections of Mississippi Code regulating commercial driver's licenses and implied consent laws for possible amendment, including provisions on CDL contents, disqualifications, issuance requirements, and driving under the influence penalties.

What it would do: Removes the prohibition preventing nonadjudication of a commercial driver's license DUI offense, allowing courts to withhold adjudication for qualifying first offenses by commercial driver's license holders under the same conditions as non-commercial drivers.