Mississippi 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 955 — Hunting or fishing; provide that possession of certain items is prima facie evidence that a person is.

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This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to HB 955 mean that instead of simply amending Section 49-7-49 of the Mississippi Code, the bill now brings this section forward for possible amendments. This means the law remains in use as-is for now, rather than making changes in the language or stipulations regarding hunting, trapping, and fishing evidence. This matters because it allows for further consideration of the law without immediately altering its current provisions, ensuring more thorough review and discussion before any decisions are made.

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HB 955 (As Introduced) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 955 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) - 2020 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representative Bounds House Bill 955 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI CODE, THE FACT THAT ANY PERSON FOUND IN POSSESSION OF CERTAIN ITEMS SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT SUCH PERSON IS HUNTING, TRAPPING OR FISHING;
Representative Bounds House Bill 955 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-7-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF HUNTING AND FISHING, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT;
     SECTION 1.  Section 49-7-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
     SECTION 1.  Section 49-7-49, Mississippi Code of 1972, is brought forward as follows:
     49-7-49.  For the purpose of * * *this chapter enforcement of any provision of law contained in the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any regulation promulgated under the authority set forth therein, the fact that any person shall be found in the possession of a trap, fishing tackle, or other device of any description whatsoever used for the purpose of taking wild animals, wild birds or fish in the natural habitat of such animals, birds, or fish, or in the possession of dead bodies of wild birds, wild animals or fish within the field, in the forests or on the public highways or on the waters of this state, shall be prima facie evidence that such person is or has been hunting, trapping, or fishing.
     49-7-49.  For the purpose of this chapter, the fact that any person shall be found in the possession of a trap, fishing tackle, or other device of any description whatsoever used for the purpose of taking wild animals, wild birds or fish in the natural habitat of such animals, birds, or fish, or in the possession of dead bodies of wild birds, wild animals or fish within the field, in the forests or on the public highways or on the waters of this state, shall be prima facie evidence that such person is or has been hunting, trapping, or fishing.
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Action History

  1. Died On Calendar

  2. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

  3. Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 955?
HB 955 is sponsored by C. Scott Bounds (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 955?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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