Mississippi · 2025
HB 187
Texting while driving; change from civil to traffic violation and increase penalty.
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Summary AI-generated
Mississippi House Bill 187 proposes to reclassify texting while driving from a civil violation to a traffic violation. The bill also seeks to increase the penalty associated with this offense.
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Issue tags AI-classified
Classified by a local model from the bill's text; confidence shown. GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
Sponsors
- Gene Newman Republican lead