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MississippiSB 22802025 Regular SessionSenate

Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish.

Sponsored By: Benjamin Suber (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Stamp money supports turkeys and hunting access

Beginning July 1, 2025, all turkey stamp money goes into Mississippi's Fisheries and Wildlife Fund for limited uses. It can cover administrative or processing costs for electronic harvest tags and other turkey harvest programs, but not administrative salaries. It can also restore, improve, or protect turkey populations and habitats on public or private land in Mississippi. Other allowed uses include research by qualified professionals on turkeys, their habitats, or predators, and more public turkey-hunting access. The money can help secure matching grants or other awards for these same goals. The wildlife commission may partner with state or federal agencies or nonprofits focused on land and natural resource conservation.

New stamp fees for turkey hunters

Beginning July 1, 2025, nonexempt hunters must buy a Mississippi wild turkey stamp before hunting wild turkeys. Each stamp costs $10 for residents or $100 for nonresidents. It lasts through the final day of the spring turkey season following purchase; later seasons require a new stamp. Exempt Mississippi residents include those under 16, those 65 or older, and lifetime sportsman license holders. Resident exemptions also cover blindness, paraplegia, multiple amputations, and total disability as determined by the Social Security Administration. Residents with a total service-connected disability as determined by the Veterans Administration are also exempt. Stamps may be physical or electronic. The wildlife commission may require nonexempt hunters to buy a stamp before getting harvest tags; this condition is not automatic. Violating the stamp law is a misdemeanor, with a $25 to $100 fine upon conviction.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Benjamin Suber

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 171 • No: 38

Senate vote • 3/10/2025

Concurred in Amend From House

Yes: 29 • No: 18 • Other: 3

House vote • 3/6/2025

Passed As Amended

Yes: 100 • No: 13 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 2/13/2025

Passed

Yes: 42 • No: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor

    3/20/2025legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/13/2025House

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/13/2025Senate

  4. Concurred in Amend From House

    3/10/2025Senate

  5. Returned For Concurrence

    3/7/2025House

  6. Passed As Amended

    3/6/2025House

  7. Amended

    3/6/2025House

  8. Title Suff Do Pass

    3/4/2025House

  9. Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

    2/17/2025House

  10. Transmitted To House

    2/14/2025Senate

  11. Passed

    2/13/2025Senate

  12. Committee Substitute Adopted

    2/13/2025Senate

  13. Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub

    1/30/2025Senate

  14. Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

    1/20/2025Senate

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