l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2428

White-tailed deer enclosures; enable testing for CWD by submission of viable samples or alternative methods for such testing.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee on March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-58.6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENABLE TESTING OF WHITE-TAILED DEER HARVESTED WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) BY ANNUAL SUBMISSION OF VIABLE SAMPLES OR ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR SUCH TESTING; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF SUCH SAMPLES OR ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CWD TESTING; 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

Its course

January 19 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 action8 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 1224 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 3 · stopped19 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksFeb 16 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the Senate committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Committee substitute failed in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 16Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 12Committee Substitute FailedSenate
  4. Feb 12AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 16Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 16Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives