2021 Regular Session
| Bill Number | Bill Description | Bill Status | ||
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HB 152 Not Rated |
State Parks; provide funding from net proceeds of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation. | Dead | ||
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HB 264 Not Rated |
Holmes County State Park; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may lease land in and contract for services to operate. | Dead | ||
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HB 382 Bad Policy |
Chronic wasting disease; revise requirements for testing of white-tailed deer harvested within enclosures. | Alive | ||
| Analysis: This bill restricts individual liberty and adds additional burdens on property owners that are not necessary to preserve public safety. Existing statute provides wildlife personnel access to areas of suspected incidents of Chronic Wasting Disease. This bill expands government access to private property and institutes an initial $500 penalty and $1,000 subsequent penalties for violating the new reporting requirements. | ||||
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HB 423 Not Rated |
Harvest reporting program; require the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to create for white-tailed deer and wild turkey. | Dead | ||
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HB 431 Not Rated |
Hunting regulation changes; require Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to provide notice. | Dead | ||
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HB 758 Not Rated |
State park fee; authorized MDWFP to provide discount to senior citizens age 65 and older. | Dead | ||
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HB 783 Not Rated |
Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund; use portion of monies in to advertise state parks. | Dead | ||
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HB 867 Not Rated |
Hunting and fishing license; authorize Native Americans to receive free of charge upon providing a tribal identification card at the time of license issuance. | Dead | ||
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HB 973 Not Rated |
Deer hunting; prohibit using dogs for. | Dead | ||
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HB 1192 Not Rated |
Air rifle; authorize use during open season with guns for individuals exempt from hunting license requirement by reason of disablility. | Dead | ||
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HB 1229 Not Rated |
Wildlife management areas; authorize use of mobility-related devices on trails for certain individuals. | Dead | ||
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HB 1231 Bad Policy |
Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; create. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill, in its amended form, expands the size of government by creating a special fund for purposes outside the proper role of government and a new government board for the management of money taken from Mississippi taxpayers. In addition, this bill increases government spending by authorizing per diem for board members. Government should reduce its overall spending and not create new ways to funnel taxpayer money from the state’s general fund to earmarked programs. This bill is a clear example of putting lipstick on pork projects and calling them conservation projects. | ||||
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SB 2035 Bad Policy |
Hunting; allow air guns, air bows and pre-charged pneumatic weapons, and authorize special seasons for CWD sample collection. | Dead | ||
| Analysis: This bill expands the scope of government and authorizes additional restrictions on individual liberty. This bill limits the use of certain weapons when hunting deer to private lands only. (See lines 43 – 46) In addition, this bill redefines the state government’s definition of “primitive weapons" to add additional types of weapons over which government claims authority to regulate the use of when hunting. *This bill contains a reverse repealer. Therefore, the rating of this bill is subject to change as it moves through the legislative process. | ||||
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SB 2486 Not Rated |
State parks; create study committee on restructuring ownership and management arrangements. | Dead | ||
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SB 2787 Not Rated |
Water skiing; revise safety requirements. | Dead | ||
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| KEY: | * = Amended | % = 3/5ths Vote Required | V = Vetoed |
| $ = Revenue | @ = Exempted From Deadline | P = Partially Vetoed |