Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB827: Rick Kennedy Act; create.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
AN ACT TO CREATE THE RICK KENNEDY ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON, WHILE TAKING ANY BIRD OR MAMMAL, WHO KILLS OR INJURES ANOTHER PERSON BY THE USE OF A FIREARM, BOW AND ARROW, OR OTHER WEAPON OR DEVICE USED IN SUCH TAKING, AND HE OR SHE IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL CHARGES AND CHARGED AS A RESULT OF SUCH KILLING OR INJURY, THE PERSON SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER HUNTING LICENSE SUSPENDED UNTIL ALL SUCH CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN, DROPPED, OR OTHERWISE DISMISSED, OR UNTIL HE OR SHE HAS BEEN ACQUITTED OR FOUND NOT GUILTY OF ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR SUCH PERSON TO HAVE HIS OR HER HUNTING LICENSE REINSTATED DUE TO NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE MUST HAVE BEEN ISSUED CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND MUST APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO HAVE HIS OR HER HUNTING LICENSE REINSTATED AFTER A ONE YEAR PROBATION PERIOD HAS ENDED; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-4-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to create the rick kennedy act; to provide that if a person, while taking any bird or mammal, who kills or injures another person by the use of a firearm, bow and arrow, or other weapon or device used in such taking, and he or she is subject to criminal charges and charged as a result of such killing or injury, the person shall have his or her hunting license suspended until all such criminal charges have been withdrawn, dropped, or otherwise dismissed, or until he or she has been acquitted or found not guilty of all criminal charges…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO CREATE THE RICK KENNEDY ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON, WHILE TAKING ANY BIRD OR MAMMAL, WHO KILLS OR INJURES ANOTHER PERSON BY THE USE OF A FIREARM, BOW AND ARROW, OR OTHER WEAPON OR DEVICE USED IN SUCH TAKING, AND HE OR SHE IS SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL CHARGES AND CHARGED AS A RESULT OF SUCH KILLING OR INJURY, THE PERSON SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER HUNTING LICENSE SUSPENDED UNTIL ALL SUCH CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN, DROPPED, OR OTHERWISE DISMISSED, OR UNTIL HE OR SHE HAS BEEN ACQUITTED OR FOUND NOT GUILTY OF ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER FOR SUCH PERSON TO HAVE HIS OR HER HUNTING LICENSE REINSTATED DUE TO NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE MUST HAVE BEEN ISSUED CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A HUNTER EDUCATION COURSE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND MUST APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSION TO HAVE HIS OR HER HUNTING LICENSE REINSTATED AFTER A ONE YEAR PROBATION PERIOD HAS ENDED; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-4-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Rick Kennedy Act. SECTION 2. If a person, while taking any bird or mammal, who kills …
Sponsors
- Keen, Justin (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Harris, W.I. (R, 28)
- Kinkade, Bill (R, 52)
- Tubb, Joseph (R, 87)
- Remak, Kimberly (R, 7)
Latest actions
- : Died On Calendar
- : Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- : Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Subjects: Rick Kennedy Act
Common questions
- What is HB827?
- HB827 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Rick Kennedy Act; create.
- What does HB827 do?
- In its own words: An act to create the rick kennedy act; to provide that if a person, while taking any bird or mammal, who kills or injures another person by the use of a firearm, bow and arrow, or other weapon or device used in such taking, and he or she is subject to criminal charges and charged as a result of such killing or injury, the person shall have his or her hunting license suspended until all such criminal charges have been withdrawn, dropped, or otherwise dismissed, or until he or she has been acquitted or found not guilty of all criminal charges…
- What is the status of HB827?
- Failed as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Died On Calendar (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB827?
- Keen, Justin (R, 6), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB827?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0827.xml
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