Mississippi House Bill 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Resident, Who Is A Qualified Native American, Shall Receive, Upon Application, A Resident Hunting License And/or Resident Fishing License, Free Of Charge, Upon Providing A Tribal Identification Card At The Time Of License Issuance; To Define The Term "tribal Identification Card"; To Amend Sections 49-7-9, 49-7-17 And 49-7-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Resident Combination Hunting And Fishing Licenses, The Sale Of Hunting And Fishing License Certificates, And Certain Requirements For Forms That Are Provided To Applicants When Applying For Hunting And Fishing Licenses, To Conform With The Preceding Provision; To Bring Forward Sections 49-7-3, 49-7-8, 49-7-12, 49-7-22, 49-7-23, 49-7-27 And 49-7-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Issuing Resident And Nonresident Hunting And Fishing Licenses, Multi-year Licenses, Penalties For Hunting And Fishing Without A License And Lifetime Sportsman Hunting And Fishing Licenses, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Hunting and fishing license; authorize Native Americans to receive free of charge upon providing a tribal identification card.

Rep. Carolyn Crawford [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-09	House	Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	7	12	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	153	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	7	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	7	22	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	23	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	27	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	3	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	7	8	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0312.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0312IN.htm