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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 735

Department of Marine Resources; create Special Need Events Marine Patrol Reserve Officers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE SPECIAL NEED EVENTS MARINE PATROL RESERVE OFFICERS WITHIN THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' RESERVE UNIT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES; TO ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS FOR RESERVE OFFICERS TO WORK CRITICAL NEED EVENTS; TO AUTHORIZE SPECIAL NEED EVENTS MARINE PATROL RESERVE OFFICERS TO BE PAID; 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 March 3, 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 action7 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 419 days

Marine ResourcesJan 16 to Jan 2812 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Ports and Marine ResourcesFeb 16 to Mar 214 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 2 to Mar 3 · stopped1 day

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 4

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Marine Resources
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 16Referred to the Senate committees on Ports and Marine Resources and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 2Reported from PI to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Marine ResourcesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  6. Mar 2DR - TSDP: PI To ACSenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate