l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2718

Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; require additional regulation of freshwater fishing guides.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-4-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A FRESHWATER FISHING GUIDE OR SERVICE THAT UTILIZES A BOAT TO OBTAIN A FISHING GUIDE BOAT LICENSE AND DECAL; TO PROVIDE THE FEE FOR SUCH LICENSE; TO PROVIDE THAT FRESHWATER FISHING GUIDES SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM FISHING WHILE PROVIDING SERVICE; TO PROVIDE THAT FRESHWATER FISHING GUIDES SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM KEEPING ANY FISH CAUGHT BY THE PERSONS THEY ARE GUIDING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE GUIDE DOES NOT COUNT TOWARD THE BAG LIMIT FOR FISH; 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

Michael McLendon

Its course

February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 SenateFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 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 17 – Mar 3

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published