Mississippi House Bill 979 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-95, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Forward-looking Infrared (flir) And Thermal Imaging Devices To The Prohibited Means Of Taking Game At Night; To Provide That A Person Who Hunts, Takes Or Kills Any Animal During Legal Hunting Hours, And Subsequently Searches For And/or Recovers Such Mortally Wounded Animal With The Aid Of A Light Or Lighting Device, Is Not In Violation Of This Section; To Clarify The Requirements For The Use Of Tracking Dogs For The Retrieval Of White-tailed Deer Shot And Wounded During Legal Hunting Hours; And For Related Purposes.

Hunting; provide exeception for recovering mortally wounded animals at night with use of light.

Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]

2023-03-08 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Approved by Governor
2023-03-14	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-14	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-08	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2023-03-06	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-02	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-03-02	Senate	Amended
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-14	Senate	Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
2023-02-10	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-09	House	Passed
2023-02-09	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2023-01-31	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	7	95	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0979.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0979IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0979CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0979PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0979SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/HB0979_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0380008.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0590060.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0650003.pdf