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

Mississippi SB 2436, Black bear hunting season; require MDWFP to create and issue harvest tags for through a lottery system., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tyler McCaughn (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Failed) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2436-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 2436
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Black bear hunting season; require MDWFP to create and issue harvest tags for through a lottery system.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Failed
- Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 63 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andy Berry (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeremy England (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Seymour (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Benjamin Suber (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lane Taylor (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Failed | fail | 50 | 60 | 6 |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Passed | pass | 49 | 3 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-10: Failed (House)
- 2026-02-23: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-02-16: Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (House)
- 2026-02-11: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Substitute Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2436IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2436PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436PS.pdf)
- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2436CS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436CS.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2436IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2436PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436PS.pdf)
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2436CS.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2436CS.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 2189: Budget; direct disbursements from certain special funds.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2189-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2436-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).