Mississippi House Bill 1203

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-14 - Referred To Judiciary, Division B
Pending: Senate Judiciary, Division B Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit Camping On Certain Public Property; To Provide Definitions For This Act; To Provide That No Person May Occupy A Campsite Inconsistent With The Regulations Of This Act Unless Specifically Authorized By The Applicable Governing Authority On Which The Campsite Is Located; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Court To Mitigate Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 97-17-85 And 97-17-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Crime Of Trespass Upon The Enclosed Land Of Another, For Purposes Of Amendment; To Amend Section 97-35-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Bring Forward Section 97-35-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibits Obstruction Of Public Streets; And For Related Purposes.

Camping; prohibit on public property.

Rep. Shanda Yates [I]	Rep. Clay Mansell [R]	Rep. Jill Ford [R]	Rep. Stephanie Foster [D]
Rep. Jonathon McMillan [R]	Rep. Gene Newman [R]	Rep. Fred Shanks [R]	Rep. Lance Varner [R]
Rep. Price Wallace [R]	Rep. Henry Zuber [R]	Rep. Kevin Felsher [R]	Rep. Jeff Hale [R]

2025-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 71 N: 34 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-14	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division B
2025-02-06	House	Transmitted To Senate
2025-02-05	House	Passed
2025-02-05	House	Amendment Tabled
2025-02-05	House	Tabled Failed
2025-01-28	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	17	85	New Code	See Bill Text
97	17	93	New Code	See Bill Text
97	35	23	New Code	See Bill Text
97	35	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1203.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1203IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1203PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/ham/HB1203_H_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/house/0300015.pdf