Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 312
Hunting and fishing license; authorize Native Americans to receive free of charge upon providing a tribal identification card.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY RESIDENT, WHO IS A QUALIFIED NATIVE AMERICAN, SHALL RECEIVE, UPON APPLICATION, A RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE AND/OR RESIDENT FISHING LICENSE, FREE OF CHARGE, UPON PROVIDING A TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD AT THE TIME OF LICENSE ISSUANCE; TO DEFINE THE TERM "TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-7-9, 49-7-17 AND 49-7-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO RESIDENT COMBINATION HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, THE SALE OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE CERTIFICATES, AND CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO APPLICANTS WHEN APPLYING FOR HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, TO CONFORM WITH THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 49-7-3, 49-7-8, 49-7-12, 49-7-22, 49-7-23, 49-7-27 AND 49-7-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATE TO ISSUING RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, MULTI-YEAR LICENSES, PENALTIES FOR HUNTING AND FISHING WITHOUT A LICENSE AND LIFETIME SPORTSMAN HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 9 to January 31, 2023, 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 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 days
Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 9 to Jan 31 · stopped22 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 9 – Jan 31
- Jan 9Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 9Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives