l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 553

Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI WILD TURKEY STAMP; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE WILD TURKEY STAMP; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO HUNT OR TAKE ANY WILD TURKEY WITHIN THIS STATE WITHOUT FIRST PROCURING A STATE WILD TURKEY STAMP OR ITS ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PENALTY FOR NOT HAVING THE WILD TURKEY STAMP IN POSSESSION WHILE ENGAGED IN HUNTING OR TAKING WILD TURKEY SHALL BE WAIVED IF THE PERSON CAN VERIFY PURCHASE OF A WILD TURKEY STAMP PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE VIOLATION; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO DETERMINE THE FORM OF THE WILD TURKEY STAMP AND THE ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT OF SUCH STAMP; TO PROVIDE THE FEE FOR A RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT WILD TURKEY STAMP; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF WILD TURKEY STAMPS SHALL BE USED FOR PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 49-7-1, 49-7-5 AND 49-7-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSE 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

7 co-sponsors

John G. Faulkner, Jill Ford, Jeff Hale, W.I. "Doc" Harris, Kimberly Remak, Lance Varner, Lester Carpenter

Its course

January 15 to March 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 2813 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 15 to Jan 227 days

In the SenateJan 28 to Mar 4 · stopped35 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 17 to Mar 415 days

AppropriationsMar 4 to Mar 4 · stopped0 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 15 – Jan 28

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Jan 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Jan 28Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 29 – Mar 4

  1. Jan 29Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 4Reported as amended from WI to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 22Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 28Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 28PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 4DR - TSDPAA: WI To APSenate
  8. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate