---
type: "Bill"
title: "Open seasons; extend those ending on a Saturday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday."
description: "Open seasons; extend those ending on a Saturday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ms"
legislature: "Mississippi Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2420"
citation: "Mississippi SB 2420 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Wildlife", "Fisheries and Parks"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-19T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc1fffb0-b9eb-4283-a912-7dec35ef61c9"
source_url: "http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/House_authors/Blackwell.xml"
source_hash: "35f092bc19136eb3fd29b4e5cc0f13dbf953c0059c61274a108ab50b7ed93d65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ms"]
---

# Mississippi SB 2420 (2026) — Open seasons; extend those ending on a Saturday until 30 minutes after sunset on the following Sunday.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2420IN.htm)
2. **As Passed the upper** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2420PS.htm)
3. **Current version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2420SG.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michel — primary (person)
- Blackwell — cosponsor (person)
- England — cosponsor (person)
- McCaughn — cosponsor (person)
- Seymour — cosponsor (person)
- Suber — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-05T06:00:00+00:00** Immediate Release
- **2026-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Transmitted To House `introduction`
- **2026-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T06:00:00+00:00** Title Suff Do Pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Returned For Enrolling
- **2026-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2026-03-13T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled Bill Signed
- **2026-03-19T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc1fffb0-b9eb-4283-a912-7dec35ef61c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Mississippi legislature records).