Mississippi Senate Bill 2648

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 49-15-17, 49-15-27, 49-15-37, 49-15-38, 49-15-46, As Amended By House Bill No. 1007, 2024 Regular Session, And 49-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Technical Revisions To The Powers And Duties Of The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources Relating To Oyster Cultivation Leases, The Seafood Fund, The Oyster Production Preserve Account And The Coastal Preserve Account; To Authorize The Department Of Marine Resources To Reconfigure Oyster Lease Areas And To Revise Permitted Areas And To Provide Protest Procedures By Oyster Lease Applicants; To Prescribe Criminal Penalties For Any Person Violating The Provisions Of The Oyster Bottom Lease Program; To Amend Section 51-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Remove The United States Army Corps Of Engineers From The Existing Lower Pearl River Restoration Project Agreement; To Repeal Section 27-19-56.27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes A Special License Tag For Supporters Of The Mississippi Seafood Industry; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; authorize oyster lease reconfiguration and make technical amendments.

Sen. Mike Thompson [R]

2024-05-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-30 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-12 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-13		Approved by Governor
2024-05-06	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-05-06	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-05-01	Senate	Immediate Release
2024-05-01	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2024-04-30	House	Immediate Release
2024-04-30	House	Conference Report Adopted
2024-04-29	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2024-04-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2024-04-16	House	Conferees Named Anderson (122nd),McKnight,Fondren
2024-04-15	Senate	Conferees Named Thompson,England,Brumfield
2024-04-12	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2024-04-04	House	Returned For Concurrence
2024-04-03	House	Passed As Amended
2024-04-03	House	Amended
2024-03-27	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2024-03-18	House	Referred To Marine Resources
2024-03-13	Senate	Transmitted To House
2024-03-12	Senate	Passed
2024-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Ports and Marine Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
27	19	56	Repealed Code	See Bill Text
49	15	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	37	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	38	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	46	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	15	47	Amended Code	See Bill Text
51	11	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2648.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2648IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2648PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2648SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/ham/SB2648_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Supplement	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/pdf/cr/SB2648CR.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0710014.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0930024.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/1200006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/1210085.pdf