Bill would make street racing, traffic obstruction a felony Viral video shows cars blocking traffic, doing donuts on I-55 in Jackson (Source: Facebook) By Anthony Warren | January 19, 2021 at 5:57 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 8:06 PM A group of 10 lawmakers, including many members of the Jackson delegation, have authored H.B. 655, which would “revise the penalty for illegal drag racing to make it a felony.” The bill has been referred to the House’s Judiciary B Committee. If passed, the measure would amend Section 63-3-1215 to make it a felony to use public roads for “speed competitions, drag races, tests of physical endurance, (an) exhibition of speed or acceleration or for “the purpose of making a speed record.”