Mississippi Senate Bill 2290

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 49-4-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Member Of The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks May Serve More Than Two Consecutive Five-year Terms; To Require That, At All Times, The Commission Have At Least Two Members Meeting Certain Education Or Experience Qualifications; To Increase, From Five To Ten Years, The Time Period Preceding Appointment During Which A Commissioner May Not Have A Record Of Conviction Of Violation Of Fish Or Game Laws And Regulations, Or A Record Of Any Felony Conviction; To Add That, During This Time Period, A Commissioner Also May Not Have A Record Of More Than One Citation For A Violation Of Fish Or Game Laws; And For Related Purposes.

Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; limit consecutive terms, and impose certain additional qualifications.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-06	Senate	Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Government Structure

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	4	4	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2290.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2290IN.htm