SB 2436 — Black bear hunting season; require MDWFP to create and issue harvest tags for through a lottery system.
Last action — Failed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 19, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read SB 2436 on the official Mississippi source →Action History
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Failed
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Title Suff Do Pass
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Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
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Transmitted To House
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Passed
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Committee Substitute Adopted
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Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Sponsors
- Tyler McCaughn · Primary
- Joseph M. Seymour · Cosponsor
- Benjamin Suber · Cosponsor
- Andy Berry · Cosponsor
- Cheikh Taylor · Cosponsor
- Jeremy England · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 61 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Tyler McCaughn Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Joseph M. Seymour Republican
- Benjamin Suber Republican
- Andy Berry Republican
- Cheikh Taylor Democrat
- Jeremy England Republican
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 34 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 12 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 60 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 49% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bailey (49th) | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Bailey (23rd) | — | Nay |
| Taylor | — | Nay |
| Bo Brown | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bob Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Bradford Blackmon | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bryant W. Clark | Democrat | Yea |
| Carl Mickens | Democrat | Nay |
| Cedric Burnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher M. Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Daryl Porter | Democrat | Nay |
| Earle S. Banks | Democrat | Nay |
| Fabian Nelson | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Elliott | Democrat | Nay |
| Gregory Holloway, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Hester Jackson McCray | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeffery Harness | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeffrey Hulum III | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jeramey Anderson | Democrat | Nay |
| John G. Faulkner | Democrat | Nay |
| John W. Hines, Sr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Crosby | Democrat | Nay |
| Justis Gibbs | Democrat | Yea |
| Kabir Karriem | Democrat | Nay |
| Karl Gibbs | Democrat | Nay |
| Keith Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Kenji Holloway | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lataisha Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Omeria Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Oscar Denton | Democrat | Nay |
| Otis Anthony | Democrat | Yea |
| Percy W. Watson | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert L. Sanders | Democrat | Nay |
| Ronnie C. Crudup | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Solomon C. Osborne | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Foster | Democrat | Yea |
| Tamarra Butler-Washington | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timaka James-Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tracey T. Rosebud | Democrat | Yea |
| Zakiya Summers | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Angela Cockerham | Independent | Yea |
| Shanda Yates | Independent | Not Voting |
| Andy Boyd | Republican | Nay |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Becky Currie | Republican | Nay |
| Beth Luther Waldo | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Kinkade | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Pigott | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Mattox | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Brent Powell | Republican | Yea |
| C. Scott Bounds | Republican | Nay |
| Carolyn Crawford | Republican | Nay |
| Casey Eure | Republican | Nay |
| Celeste Hurst | Republican | Nay |
| Clay Deweese | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Mansell | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Eubanks | Republican | Nay |
| Dana McLean | Republican | Nay |
| Donnie Bell | Republican | Nay |
| Donnie Scoggin | Republican | Nay |
| Elliot Burch | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Shanks | Republican | Nay |
| Gene Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Haney | Republican | Nay |
| Henry Zuber III | Republican | Nay |
| Jansen Owen | Republican | Nay |
| Jay McKnight | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Hale | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | Nay |
| Jerry R. Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Estrada | Republican | Nay |
| Jimmy Fondren | Republican | Yea |
| Jody Steverson | Republican | Nay |
| Joey Hood | Republican | Yea |
| John Read | Republican | Yea |
| John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan McMillan | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Tubb | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Keen | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Oliver | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Morgan | Republican | Yea |
| Kent McCarty | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Felsher | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Horan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kimberly Remak | Republican | Yea |
| Lance Varner | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Yancey | Republican | Nay |
| Lester Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Manly Barton | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Tullos | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Missy McGee | Republican | Nay |
| Noah Sanford | Republican | Nay |
| Philman Ladner | Republican | Nay |
| Price Wallace | Republican | Nay |
| Randy P. Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Rushing | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Roberson | Republican | Nay |
| Rodney Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Sam C. Mims, V | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Aguirre | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen A. Horne | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Lott | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Massengill | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Vince Mangold | Republican | Yea |
| W.I. "Doc" Harris | Republican | Yea |
| William Tracy Arnold | Republican | Yea |
| Zachary Grady | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (52)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Gillespie Isom | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Taylor | — | Yea |
| Turner-Ford | — | Yea |
| Albert Butler | Democrat | Yea |
| Bradford Blackmon | Democrat | Yea |
| David Blount | Democrat | Nay |
| Derrick T. Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Brumfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Hillman Terome Frazier | Democrat | Yea |
| Hob Bryan | Democrat | Yea |
| Johnny DuPree | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Thomas | Democrat | Yea |
| Juan Barnett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Pope | Democrat | Yea |
| Kamesha Mumford | Democrat | Yea |
| Reginald Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rod Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarita Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sollie B. Norwood | Democrat | Yea |
| Andy Berry | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Burks Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Bart Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Suber | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Brice Wiggins | Republican | Yea |
| Briggs Hopson | Republican | Nay |
| Chad McMahan | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Younger | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel H. Sparks | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Kirby | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Don Hartness | Republican | Yea |
| J. Walter Michel | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy England | Republican | Yea |
| Joel R. Carter, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph M. Seymour | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Harkins | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy L. Chism | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Lydia Graves Chassaniol | Republican | Yea |
| Michael McLendon | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil S. Whaley | Republican | Yea |
| Nicole Boyd | Republican | Yea |
| Philman Ladner | Republican | Yea |
| Rita Potts Parks | Republican | Yea |
| Scott DeLano | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler McCaughn | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 2436?
- SB 2436 is sponsored by Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Benjamin Suber (Republican), Andy Berry (Republican), Cheikh Taylor (Democrat), and Jeremy England (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 2436?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 19, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SB 2436?
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