2008 Regular Session

House Bill 501

Hunting; allow person 65 and older or handicapped to hunt on four-wheelers in state wildlife management areas.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW PERSONS WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OR ADJUDICATED TOTALLY DISABLED TO HUNT ON FOUR-WHEEL ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS; TO REQUIRE SUCH PERSONS TO HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION AND ON THEIR PERSON PROOF OF THEIR AGE, RESIDENCY AND DISABILITY STATUS WHILE ENGAGED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PERSONS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LICENSED HUNTER HOLDING A VALID MISSISSIPPI LICENSE FOR THE SPECIES BEING HUNTED; TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-148, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Its course

January 30 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Feb 19 · stopped20 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 30 to Feb 19 · stopped20 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 30 – Feb 19

Jan 30Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Feb 19Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 30Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives