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Passed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB1577

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Hunter safety course; authorize school districts to offer as part of their curriculum.

Description: An Act To Authorize Public School Districts To Offer A Course In Hunter Safety As A Component Of Its Curriculum For Students In Grades 7 Through 12; To Prescribe Requirements For The Course Instructor; To Prohibit The Use Of Operable Weapons And Live Ammunition In The Course; To Authorize Parents To Opt Out A Student's Participation In The Course; To Amend Section 49-7-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Session: 2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Approved by Governor

Last Action Date: June 25, 2020

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

3 sponsors: Philip Gunn (R); William Arnold (R); Tom Miles (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 122)

History
Chamber Date Action
Jun 25, 2020 Approved by Governor
Senate Jun 19, 2020 Enrolled Bill Signed
House Jun 18, 2020 Enrolled Bill Signed
Senate Jun 16, 2020 Returned For Enrolling
Senate Jun 15, 2020 Passed
Senate Jun 4, 2020 Title Suff Do Pass
Senate May 28, 2020 DR - TSDP: ED To WI
Senate May 12, 2020 Referred To Education;Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
House Mar 6, 2020 Transmitted To Senate
House Mar 5, 2020 Passed
House Mar 3, 2020 Title Suff Do Pass
House Mar 3, 2020 DR - TSDP: ED To WI
House Mar 2, 2020 DR - TSDP: WI To ED
House Feb 17, 2020 Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks;Education
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Jun 18, 2020 state link bill text
Engrossed Mar 6, 2020 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 27, 2020 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
03/5/2020 115 2 4 0 Yes
  • Aguirre, Shane (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Brent (R) Yea
  • Anderson, Jeramey (D) Nay
  • Andrews, William (R) Yea
  • Anthony, Otis (N) NV
  • Arnold, William (R) NV
  • Bailey, Willie (D) Yea
  • Bain, Nick (D) Yea
  • Banks, Earle (D) Yea
  • Barnett, Shane (R) Yea
  • Barton, Manly (R) Yea
  • Beckett, Charles (R) Yea
  • Bell, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Bell, Donnie (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Richard (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Edward (D) Yea
  • Bomgar, Joel (R) Yea
  • Bounds, C. Scott (R) Yea
  • Boyd, Randy (R) Yea
  • Brown, Chris (R) Yea
  • Brown, William (D) Yea
  • Burnett, Cedric (D) Yea
  • Busby, Charles (R) Yea
  • Byrd, Larry (R) Yea
  • Calvert, Billy (R) Yea
  • Carpenter, Lester (R) Yea
  • Chism, Gary (R) Yea
  • Clark, Bryant (D) Yea
  • Clarke, Alyce (D) Yea
  • Cockerham, Angela (D) Yea
  • Crawford, Carolyn (R) Yea
  • Creekmore, Sam (R) Yea
  • Criswell, Dana (R) Yea
  • Crudup, Ronnie (N) Yea
  • Currie, Becky (R) Yea
  • Darnell, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Denton, Oscar (D) Yea
  • Deweese, Clay (R) Yea
  • Dortch, Jarvis (D) Yea
  • Eubanks, Dan (R) Yea
  • Eure, Casey (R) Yea
  • Evans, Bob (D) Yea
  • Evans, Michael (D) Yea
  • Faulkner, John (D) Yea
  • Felsher, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Ford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Ford, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Foster, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Gibbs, Debra (D) Yea
  • Gibbs, Karl (D) Yea
  • Goodin, Dale (R) Yea
  • Guice, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Gunn, Philip (R) Yea
  • Hale, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Haney, Greg (R) Yea
  • Harness, Jeffery (N) Yea
  • Hines, John (D) Nay
  • Holloway, Gregory (D) Yea
  • Hood, Joey (R) Yea
  • Hopkins, Steve (R) Yea
  • Horan, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Horne, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Huddleston, Mac (R) Yea
  • Hudson, Abe (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Lataisha (D) Yea
  • Jackson-McCray, Hester (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Karriem, Kabir (D) Yea
  • Kinkade, Bill (R) NV
  • Ladner, Timmy (R) Yea
  • Lamar, John (R) Yea
  • Lancaster, Jon (D) Yea
  • Mangold, Vince (R) Yea
  • Massengill, Steve (R) Yea
  • McCarty, Kent (R) Yea
  • McKnight, Jay (R) Yea
  • McLean, Dana (D) Yea
  • McLeod, Doug (R) Yea
  • Mickens, Carl (D) Yea
  • Miles, Tom (D) Yea
  • Mims, Sam (R) Yea
  • Morgan, Ken (R) Yea
  • Newman, Gene (R) Yea
  • Oliver, Karl (R) Yea
  • Osborne, Solomon (N) Yea
  • Owen, Jansen (R) Yea
  • Paden, Orlando (D) Yea
  • Patterson, Randall (D) Yea
  • Pigott, Bill (R) Yea
  • Porter, Daryl (D) Yea
  • Powell, Brent (R) Yea
  • Read, John (R) Yea
  • Reynolds, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Roberson, Rob (R) Yea
  • Rosebud, Tracey (D) Yea
  • Rushing, Randal (R) Yea
  • Sanford, Noah (R) Yea
  • Scoggin, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Scott, Omeria (D) Yea
  • Shanks, Fred (R) Yea
  • Smith, Troy (R) Yea
  • Steverson, Jody (R) Yea
  • Straughter, Rufus (D) Yea
  • Summers, Zakiya (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Cheikh (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Rickey (D) Yea
  • Tullos, Mark (R) Yea
  • Turner, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Walker, Kenneth (D) Yea
  • Wallace, Price (R) Yea
  • Warren McGee, Missy (R) Yea
  • Watson, Percy (D) Yea
  • Weathersby, Tom (R) Yea
  • White, Jason (R) Yea
  • Wilkes, Stacey (R) Yea
  • Williams-Barnes, Sonya (D) NV
  • Williamson, Brady (R) Yea
  • Yancey, Lee (R) Yea
  • Yates, Shanda (D) Yea
  • Young, Charles (D) Yea
  • Zuber, Henry (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/15/2020 50 2 0 0 Yes
  • Barnett, Juan (D) Yea
  • Blackmon, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Blackwell, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Blount, David (D) Yea
  • Boyd, Nicole (R) Yea
  • Branning, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Bryan, Hob (D) Yea
  • Burks Hill, Angela (R) Yea
  • Butler, Albert (D) Nay
  • Carter, Joel (R) Yea
  • Caughman, Chris (R) Yea
  • Chassaniol, Lydia (R) Yea
  • Chism, Kathy (R) Yea
  • DeBar, Dennis (R) Yea
  • DeLano, Scott (R) Yea
  • Doty, Sally (R) Yea
  • England, Jeremy (R) Yea
  • Fillingane, Joey (R) Yea
  • Frazier, Hillman (D) Yea
  • Harkins, Josh (R) Yea
  • Hopson, W. Briggs (R) Yea
  • Horhn, John (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Gary (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Robert (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Sampson (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Jordan, David (D) Nay
  • Kirby, Dean (R) Yea
  • McCaughn, Tyler (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Chris (R) Yea
  • McLendon, Michael (R) Yea
  • Mcmahan, Chad (R) Yea
  • Michel, Walter (R) Yea
  • Moran, Philip (R) Yea
  • Norwood, Sollie (D) Yea
  • Parker, David (R) Yea
  • Polk, John (R) Yea
  • Potts Parks, Rita (R) Yea
  • Seymour, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Simmons, Derrick (D) Yea
  • Simmons, Sarita (D) Yea
  • Sojourner, Melanie (R) Yea
  • Sparks, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Suber, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Tate, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Turner-Ford, Angela (D) Yea
  • Whaley, Neil (R) Yea
  • Wiggins, Brice (R) Yea
  • Witherspoon, Tammy (D) Yea
  • Younger, Charles (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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