l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 43

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 Senate's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 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 17 to April 2, 2024, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1327 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 17 to Feb 721 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Apr 2 · stopped49 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 16 to Apr 2 · stopped46 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 17 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Feb 7Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 13Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Apr 2

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 7Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksSenate
  6. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate