Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of Mississippi College School of Law.
SB 2083 would have allowed Mississippi vehicle owners to purchase distinctive license tags supporting Mississippi College School of Law, requiring an additional $30 annual fee per tag. The bill specified that $24 of each fee would go directly to Mississippi College School of Law, $1 to the Mississippi Burn Care Fund, $2 to the State Highway Fund, and $1 to another special fund. It applied only to owners who voluntarily chose to pay the fee for the specialty tag, with the tags needing annual renewal. The bill was referred to committee but ultimately "died in committee" on March 4, 2025, meaning it did not become law.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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The bill was amended to remove the Mississippi College School of Law from the list of eligible organizations for distinctive license tags and add a new Section 2 that repeals the act on June 30, 2025, while also taking effect on July 1, 2025. This creates a contradictory timeline where the bill would simultaneously become effective and repealed on the same day, effectively nullifying the legislation.
Scope change
The bill's scope was reduced by removing Mississippi College School of Law from the list of eligible organizations for distinctive license tags, and the effective date was changed to create a self-contradictory timeline.
SCOPE
Mississippi College School of Law was removed from the list of eligible organizations that can receive distinctive license tag fees
TIMELINE
New Section 2 was added stating the act takes effect on July 1, 2025, but is repealed on June 30, 2025, creating a contradictory timeline that would prevent the bill from ever being effective
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout changes were made throughout the document, including removal of page headers and reorganization of text sections
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Referred To Ways and Means
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Finance
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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