Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1462
Hunting and fishing on lands of others by unlawful entry; remove requirement of payment of restitution to landowner for whitetail deer taken thereon.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION FOR THE TAKING OF ANIMALS BY MEANS OF HUNTING, FISHING, SHOOTING OR TRAPPING UPON THE LAND OF ANOTHER WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE LANDOWNER SHALL NOT APPLY TO WHITETAIL DEER TAKEN UPON SUCH LANDS; TO PROVIDE PRIVATE LANDOWNERS WITH A CAUSE FOR CIVIL REMEDY FOR DAMAGES INFLICTED UPON HIS OR HER PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THE UNLAWFUL ENTRY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives