MS SB2504 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)
Status: Failed on March 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 49-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide And Revise Definitions Relating To The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks And Its Division Of Parks And Recreation; To Amend Section 49-4-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Executive Director Of The Department To Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; To Establish That The Executive Director Of The Department May Serve A Term Of Four Years And May Seek Reappointment Subject To The Approval And Appointment By The Governor And The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; To Provide That The Submission Of The Appointment To The Senate To Fill An Unexpired Term Occurring Due To The Death, Removal Or Resignation Of An Incumbent Shall Not Be Subject To The Time Constraints Provided For Appointments To Full Four-year Terms; To Create The Division Of Parks And Recreation Within The Department; To Provide That The Division Shall Be Headed By The Executive Director Of Parks And Recreation, Who Shall Be Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate In The Same Manner As The Executive Director Of The Department And May Serve A Term Of Four Years; To Specify That The Division Is Exclusively Vested With The Department's Powers And Duties With Respect To State Parks; To Provide That The Executive Director Of Parks And Recreation Shall Have Authority Over The Division Independent Of The Authority Of The Department's Executive Director; To Amend Section 49-4-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Minimum Qualifications Of The Executive Director Of The Department, And To Provide The Minimum Qualifications Of The Executive Director Of Parks And Recreation; To Amend Section 49-4-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allocate The Powers And Duties Of The Executive Director Of The Department And The Executive Director Of Parks And Recreation; To Amend Sections 49-4-19, 49-1-1, 49-1-3, 49-1-4, 49-1-19, 49-1-21, 49-1-29, 55-3-2, 55-3-41, 55-3-45, 55-3-47, 55-3-49, 55-3-53 And 67-1-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Above; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks; set term of executive director and create Division of Parks and Recreation.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-02-10 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-03-01HouseDied In Committee
2022-02-16HouseReferred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
2022-02-15SenateTransmitted To House
2022-02-10SenatePassed As Amended
2022-02-10SenateAmended
2022-02-10SenateReconsidered
2022-02-10SenateMotion to Reconsider Entered
2022-02-09SenatePassed As Amended
2022-02-09SenateAmended
2022-02-09SenateCommittee Substitute Adopted
2022-02-01SenateTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2022-01-17SenateReferred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4911Amended CodeSee Bill Text
49119Amended CodeSee Bill Text
49121Amended CodeSee Bill Text
49129Amended CodeSee Bill Text
4913Amended CodeSee Bill Text
4914Amended CodeSee Bill Text
49411Amended CodeSee Bill Text
49413Amended CodeSee Bill Text
49419Amended CodeSee Bill Text
4943Amended CodeSee Bill Text
4946Amended CodeSee Bill Text
5532Amended CodeSee Bill Text
55341Amended CodeSee Bill Text
55345Amended CodeSee Bill Text
55347Amended CodeSee Bill Text
55349Amended CodeSee Bill Text
55353Amended CodeSee Bill Text
6715Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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