# Mississippi SB 2848: Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to. Mississippi SB 2848, Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Josh Harkins (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2848-2026 - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Mississippi SB 2848 - State: Mississippi - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Towing and sale of motor vehicles; revise records and notification requirements related to. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor - Sponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Judiciary A, Finance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (335 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Towing rules protect vehicle owners: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, a vehicle may be towed only at the owner's request, at law enforcement's direction, or at the property owner's or representative's request. Towing companies must record who requested a tow and keep those records for three years. If required request details are missing, towin… - Abandoned vehicle notices and lien claims: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, authorized handlers must send lienholders certified notice within seven days of receiving an abandoned vehicle. Lienholders have 30 days after receiving notice to make a claim. Notices must be searchable online for at least three weeks before an auction, and owners and lienh… - New oversight for towing notice vendors: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, vendors that handle towing notices must be approved by the Department of Revenue. Approval may require a $1 million bond, a data-security and internal-controls audit by a licensed certified public accountant, and the ability to provide required data electronically. Approved… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Josh Harkins (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | House | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 121 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted | pass | 48 | 4 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Passed As Amended | pass | 117 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Passed As Amended | pass | 49 | 3 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (House) - 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Motion to Reconsider Tabled (House) - 2026-04-01: Motion to Reconsider Entered (Sanford, Hood, Yates) (House) - 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Conference Report Adopted (House) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-31: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Recommitted For Further Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Recommitted For Further Conf (House) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Conference Report Filed (House) - 2026-03-25: Conferees Named Hood,Yates,Yancey (House) - 2026-03-24: Conferees Named Harkins,Johnson,Barrett (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Decline to Concur/Invite Conf (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Returned For Concurrence (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed As Amended (House) - 2026-03-10: Amended (House) - 2026-03-03: Title Suff Do Pass As Amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Referred To Judiciary A (House) - 2026-02-13: Transmitted To House (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Passed As Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Amended (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Referred To Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/SB2848_S_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2848_S_Amend_01.pdf) - Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2848_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2848_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm) - As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2848IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2848IN.pdf) - As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2848PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2848PS.pdf) - Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted): [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2848_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2848_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2848SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2848SG.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed) - HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed) - SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed) - SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed) - SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed) - SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/sam/SB2848_S_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/sam/SB2848_S_Amend_01.pdf) - [Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2848_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm) - [Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2848_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm) - [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2848IN.htm) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2848IN.pdf) - [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2848PS.htm) - [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2848PS.pdf) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/ham/SB2848_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm) - [Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/ham/SB2848_H_Cmte_Amend_01.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2848SG.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2800-2899/SB2848SG.pdf) ## Related - [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026) - [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026) - [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026) - [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026) - [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026) - [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026) - [Mississippi bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi/bills) - [Mississippi state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/mississippi) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2848-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).