l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2679

Marine resources; require commercial license to catch and transport saltwater minnows for sale.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Marine Resources Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DEFINE THE TERM SALTWATER MINNOW; TO REQUIRE A COMMERCIAL LICENSE TO CATCH OR TRANSPORT SALTWATER MINNOWS FOR SALE; TO PROVIDE A FEE FOR SUCH LICENSE; TO REQUIRE SALTWATER MINNOW TRAPS TO BE PERMANENTLY MARKED IDENTIFYING THE OWNER; TO EXEMPT LICENSED LIVE BAIT CATCHER BOATS AND LIVE BAIT DEALERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Tommy A. Gollott

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 2521 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 4 to Feb 1410 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 25 to Mar 18 · stopped22 days

Marine ResourcesFeb 28 to Mar 18 · stopped19 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 Senate Feb 4 – Feb 25

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Mar 18

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Marine Resources
  3. Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published