HB436 • 2026

Speed limits; increase on state highways and interstate highways by five miles per hour.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-501, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 70 MPH AND TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 75 MPH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Porter, Hale
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does include provisions for the Mississippi Transportation Commission and toll road operators, but these were removed as they are beyond the scope of the plain language title and summary provided in the candidate explanation.

Increase Speed Limits on State and Interstate Highways

This bill increases the speed limit to 70 miles per hour on state highways and to 75 miles per hour on interstate highways within Mississippi.

What This Bill Does

Increases the maximum speed limit from an unspecified previous limit to 70 mph on state highways.
Raises the maximum speed limit for interstate highways to 75 mph.

Who It Names or Affects

Drivers who use state and interstate highways in Mississippi.

Terms To Know

Mississippi Transportation Commission: A government body that oversees transportation matters in Mississippi, including setting speed limits.
Controlled access highways: Highways with limited entry and exit points to ensure safer driving conditions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass during the session.
It is unclear what the previous speed limits were before this proposed increase.

Bill History

2026-02-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/12 (H) Died On Calendar
2026-02-02 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/12 (H) Referred To Transportation

Official Summary Text

Speed limits; increase on state highways and interstate highways by five miles per hour.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 436 *HR26/R768* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR26/R768
PAGE 1 (DJ\KW)

To: Transportation
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representatives Porter, Hale

HOUSE BILL NO. 436

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-501, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON STATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE TO 2
70 MPH AND TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 3
WITHIN THE STATE TO 75 MPH; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 63-3-501, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
63-3-501. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no 8
person shall operate a vehicle on the highways of the state at a 9
speed greater than * * * seventy (70) miles per hour. 10
The Mississippi Transportation Commission may, in its 11
discretion, by order duly entered on its minutes, increase the 12
speed restrictions on any portion of the Interstate Highway System 13
provided such speed restrictions are not increased to more 14
than * * * seventy-five (75) miles per hour. The commission may 15
likewise increase the speed limit to * * * seventy-five (75) miles 16
per hour on controlled access highways with four (4) or more 17
lanes. 18
H. B. No. 436 *HR26/R768* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/HR26/R768
PAGE 2 (DJ\KW)
ST: Speed limits; increase on state highways
and interstate highways by five miles per hour.
A governmental entity that operates and maintains a toll road 19
as authorized under Section 65-43-1, or that contracts with some 20
person or business to operate and maintain a toll road as 21
authorized under Section 65-43-3, may establish the maximum speed 22
for motor vehicles operated on any such toll road; however, the 23
maximum speed so established may not exceed eighty (80) miles per 24
hour. 25
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 26
and after July 1, 2026. 27