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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2263

Boating; prohibit enforcement officers from performing vessel stops or boarding a vessel without probable cause.

Became law as Chapter 514, Laws of 2026, without the Governor's signature, April 13, 2026, 89 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 59-21-127 AND 59-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES FROM PERFORMING VESSEL STOPS OR BOARDING A VESSEL WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE; TO PROHIBIT ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM PERFORMING A VESSEL STOP OR BOARDING A VESSEL FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING A SAFETY OR MARINE SANITATION EQUIPMENT INSPECTION; 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Joseph M. Seymour

Its course

January 14 to April 13, 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 action21 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 926 days

Ports and Marine ResourcesJan 14 to Jan 3016 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 423 days

Marine ResourcesFeb 13 to Feb 2512 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 25 to Mar 36 days

Marine ResourcesMar 3 to Mar 30 days

Back in the SenateMar 4 to Apr 633 days

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 137 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

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 Senate Jan 14 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Ports and Marine Resources
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 9Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 10 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 10Sent to the House
  2. Feb 13Rereferred to the House committees on Marine Resources and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 25Reported as amended from MR to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Reported as amended from AC to MR in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  6. Mar 4Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 5 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 5Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 10Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 11Conferees named in the Senate: DeLano, Thompson and England
  4. Mar 12Conferees named in the House: Anderson (122nd), Grady and Fondren
  5. Mar 25Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 26Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Mar 30Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 13

  1. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 13Became law without the Governor's signature
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Ports and Marine ResourcesSenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 9PassedSenate
  4. Feb 10Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 13Rereferred To Marine Resources;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 25DR - TSDPAA: MR To ACHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: AC To MRHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 10Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 11Conferees Named DeLano,Thompson,EnglandSenate
  14. Mar 12Conferees Named Anderson (122nd),Grady,FondrenHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 25Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 25Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 26Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  19. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  20. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 13Law W/out Governor's SignatureGovernor