Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 828
Mississippi Fair Chase Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI FAIR CHASE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT, TRAP, OR TAKE, OR ATTEMPT TO HUNT, TRAP, OR TAKE, ANY GAME OR FURBEARING ANIMAL THAT IS DAMAGING CROPS OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT OBTAINING A DEPREDATION PERMIT; TO PROVIDE THAT HUNTING WITH DOGS IS AUTHORIZED ONLY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT IS COMPRISED OF A MINIMUM OF TWO THOUSAND CONTIGUOUS ACRES; TO AMEND SECTION 49-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRCEEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-7-31.5, 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 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 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives