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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1629

Exotic animals; enhance penalties for killing or capturing after unlawful entry into a commercial wildlife enclosure.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 49-11-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL TO KNOWINGLY ENTER A SHOOTING PRESERVE OR COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE ENCLOSURE AND KILLING, MAIMING, WOUNDING OR CAPTURING EXOTIC LIVESTOCK; TO PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-11-1 AND 49-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "EXOTIC LIVESTOCK" AND "COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE ENCLOSURE"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-7-101, 49-7-141 AND 97-17-85, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-17-87 AND 69-29-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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

Its course

January 19 to February 12, 2026, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 12 · stopped24 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 19 to Feb 315 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 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives