l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 998

Wildlife; provide that the state has a duty to protect and sustain for the public's benefit.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 9, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-1.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE WILDLIFE IN MISSISSIPPI BELONGS TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE AT LARGE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN ITS WILDLIFE FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, AS WELL AS THE DUTY AND AUTHORITY TO DEFEND THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST IN THE STATE'S WILDLIFE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES; 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

Its course

January 16 to February 9, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 9 · stopped24 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 16 to Jan 259 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 16 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives