l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2660

Catfish; classify those in the Mississippi River as a game fish and require certain daily harvest and length limits for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 16, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLASSIFY AS GAME FISH FRESHWATER FISH IN THE CATFISH FAMILY TAKEN IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER; TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-9.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO REGULATE THE TAKING OF SUCH CATFISH; TO REQUIRE ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED TO INCLUDE REASONABLE DAILY HARVEST AND LENGTH LIMITS, AND TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM HARVESTING MORE THAN ONE CATFISH GREATER THAN 34 INCHES IN LENGTH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PER DAY; 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 February 16, 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 action6 actions on 4 days

In the SenateJan 19 to Feb 517 days

Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Feb 16 · stopped11 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 Senate Jan 19 – Feb 5

  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 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Feb 16

  1. Feb 5Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 16Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and ParksSenate
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5PassedSenate
  5. Feb 5Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  6. Feb 16Died On CalendarSenate