Used motor vehicle dealers; require continuing education as a condition of application for licensure renewal.

HB 1261 would require used motor vehicle dealers in Mississippi to complete continuing education courses approved by the Department of Revenue and the Mississippi Independent Auto Dealers Association to renew their licenses. It specifically removes an existing exemption for dealers handling vehicle salvage, bringing them under the same education requirements as other used car dealers. The bill would have mandated these courses as a condition of license renewal, with the Department of Revenue setting the standards in coordination with the dealers' association. The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and has not become law.