Mississippi Senate Bill 2544 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 17 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act Relating To The Regulation Of Seafood And Oysters By The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources; To Amend Sections 49-15-3, 49-15-5, 49-15-7, 49-15-9, 49-15-16, 49-15-17, 49-15-18, 49-15-23, 49-15-27, 49-15-29, 49-15-30, 49-15-31, 49-15-34, 49-15-35, 49-15-36, 49-15-37, 49-15-38, 49-15-40, 49-15-44, 49-15-45, 49-15-46 And 49-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Authority Of The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources To Lease Reefs And Bottom Land For Oyster Growing/harvesting And To Clarify The Authority Of The Department To Regulate The Taking Of Oysters And The Establishment Of New Oyster Beds; To Require All Lessees To Be Residents Of The State; To Establish The "oyster Production Preserve Account" Within The Department's Seafood Fund, Which Is Earmarked For Oyster Production Management And To Require Annual Reports On Expenditures; To Clarify The First Right Of Renewal Of Existing Lessees; To Prescribe Certain Requirements For The Initial Application For Lease; To Provide For Penalties And Procedures In The Event Of Default In Payment Of Rent; To Provide For Cancellation And For Forfeitures; To Provide A Right Of Appeal; To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To Depuration Technology; To Delete Certain Provisions Relating To Restricted Seed Areas; To Provide Reciprocity For Certain Nonresident Vessel Oyster Dredging And Tonging Fees; To Delete The Authority Of Local Governing Authorities To Assist The Department In Planting Oyster Shells; To Delete The Provisions That All Reefs Are Public; To Prescribe Certain Conditions For State-owned Reefs; To Delete The Authority Of The Department To Exercise Eminent Domain In Constructing Canals; To Clarify The Authority Of Municipalities Relative To The Waters Of The Mississippi Sound; To Repeal Section 49-15-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Regulates Tonging Reefs And Prescribes Certain Criminal Penalties Related To Tonging Reefs And To Repeal Section 49-15-40.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources To Conduct A Pilot Program For Bottom Land Leasing For Oyster Production In Waters Adjacent To Hancock County; And For Related Purposes.

Department of Marine Resources; update authority regarding regulation of oyster beds and water bottoms.

Sen. Mike Thompson [R]

Sen. Philip Moran [R]

2023-03-28 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 113 N: 4 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-01 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 118 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-17		Approved by Governor
2023-04-03	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-04-03	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-28	House	Immediate Release
2023-03-28	House	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-27	Senate	Immediate Release
2023-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2023-03-26	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-26	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-25	House	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-25	Senate	Recommitted For Further Conf
2023-03-23	House	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-23	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2023-03-17	House	Conferees Named Ladner,Felsher,Crawford
2023-03-15	Senate	Conferees Named Moran,Thompson,England
2023-03-14	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2023-03-02	House	Returned For Concurrence
2023-03-01	House	Passed As Amended
2023-03-01	House	Amended
2023-02-22	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-02-14	House	Referred To Marine Resources
2023-02-13	Senate	Transmitted To House
2023-02-09	Senate	Passed As Amended
2023-02-09	Senate	Amended
2023-01-31	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Ports and Marine Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	15	16	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	18	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	30	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	34	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	36	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	37	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	38	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	39	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	40	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	44	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	45	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	46	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	47	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	5	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	7	New Code	See Bill Text
49	15	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2544.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2544IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2544PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2544SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/sam/SB2544_S_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/SB2544_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0380020.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0580010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0840025.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0850051.pdf