2/6/06-A bill died that would have authorized the Mississippi Department of Transportation to use radar on state highways to enforce speed limits on large trucks.
Sponsored by Rep. Bennett Malone, D-Carthage, HB141 remained in the House Transportation Committee at the deadline to advance from the committee to the full chamber.
The bill would have permitted the agency’s law enforcement officers to track speeds of commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds.
Currently, Mississippi restricts the purchase and use of radar-speed-detection equipment to the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol and the counties of Harrison and Lowndes. Law enforcement agencies in cities with populations less than 2,000 are prohibited from buying or using radar.

1/11/06-A bill in the House Transportation Committee would authorize the Mississippi Department of Transportation to use radar on state highways to enforce speed limits on large trucks.
Sponsored by Rep. Bennett Malone, D-Carthage, HB141 would permit the agency’s law enforcement officers to track speeds of commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds.
Currently, Mississippi restricts the purchase and use of radar speed detection equipment to the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol and the counties of Harrison and Lowndes. Law enforcement agencies in cities with populations less than 2,000 are prohibited from buying or using radar.
For bill status, call (601) 359-3719.