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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 2436: Black bear hunting season; require MDWFP to create and issue harvest tags for through a lottery system.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2436 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Black bear hunting season; require MDWFP to create and issue harvest tags for through a lottery system. Primary sponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Failed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tyler McCaughnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Andy BerryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Jeremy EnglandCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate51
Mike SeymourCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Ben SuberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
TaylorCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed
  2. Title Suff Do Pass
  3. Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
  4. Transmitted To House
  5. Passed
  6. Committee Substitute Adopted
  7. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
  8. Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source