l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2504

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of executive director and create Division of Parks and Recreation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-4-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AND REVISE DEFINITIONS RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS AND ITS DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION; TO AMEND SECTION 49-4-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE; TO ESTABLISH THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT MAY SERVE A TERM OF FOUR YEARS AND MAY SEEK REAPPOINTMENT SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL AND APPOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR AND THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPOINTMENT TO THE SENATE TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM OCCURRING DUE TO THE DEATH, REMOVAL OR RESIGNATION OF AN INCUMBENT SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE TIME CONSTRAINTS PROVIDED FOR APPOINTMENTS TO FULL FOUR-YEAR TERMS; TO CREATE THE DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION SHALL BE HEADED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT AND MAY SERVE A TERM OF FOUR YEARS; TO SPECIFY THAT THE DIVISION IS EXCLUSIVELY VESTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S POWERS AND DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO STATE PARKS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE DIVISION INDEPENDENT OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; TO AMEND SECTION 49-4-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION; TO AMEND SECTION 49-4-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOCATE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-4-19, 49-1-1, 49-1-3, 49-1-4, 49-1-19, 49-1-21, 49-1-29, 55-3-2, 55-3-41, 55-3-45, 55-3-47, 55-3-49, 55-3-53 AND 67-1-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE ABOVE; 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

11 co-sponsors

Benjamin Suber, Tyler McCaughn, Joseph M. Seymour, Daniel H. Sparks, Nicole Boyd, Philip Moran, Chuck Younger, Angela Burks Hill, Jeff Tate, Jenifer B. Branning, Kathy L. Chism

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 2022, 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 action12 actions on 7 days

In the SenateJan 17 to Feb 923 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 17 to Feb 115 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 16 to Mar 1 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 10

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 Jan 17 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 10Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Amended in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate as amended
  5. Feb 15Sent to the House
  6. Feb 16Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  7. Mar 1Died in committee in the House
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksSenate
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 9AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 10Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  7. Feb 10ReconsideredSenate
  8. Feb 10AmendedSenate
  9. Feb 10Passed As AmendedSenate
  10. Feb 15Transmitted To HouseSenate
  11. Feb 16Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives