SB2637 • 2026

Northeast District; allow greater flexibility regarding where the livestock show may be held.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-5-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY REGARDING WHERE THE NORTHEAST DISTRICT LIVESTOCK SHOW MAY BE HELD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Agriculture

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Whaley
Last action: 2026-04-08
Official status: Law
Effective date: ** See Tex

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on whether the law affects attendance rules or residents' participation beyond organizing entities.

Allowing More Choices for Northeast District Livestock Show Location

This law changes the rules to give more options about where the livestock show in the Northeast District can be held.

What This Bill Does

Changes a part of Mississippi's laws to allow the Northeast District livestock show to have more choices for its location.

Who It Names or Affects

People and organizations involved in organizing the Northeast District livestock show.

Terms To Know

Livestock Show: An event where people bring farm animals to compete and showcase their care and breeding skills.
Northeast District: A specific area in Mississippi that includes 19 counties and has its own livestock show rules.

Limits and Unknowns

The exact new location for the show is not specified; it will be decided by those organizing the event.
This change only affects one part of the state's livestock show regulations, leaving other districts' rules unchanged.

Bill History

2026-04-08 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
04/08 Approved by Governor
2026-04-02 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-02 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-31 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/30 (H) Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/30 (S) Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/30 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
2026-03-30 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/30 (S) Reconsidered
2026-03-30 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/30 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
2026-03-29 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-27 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/27 (S) Conference Report Filed
2026-03-27 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/27 (H) Conference Report Filed
2026-03-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/11 (H) Conferees Named Pigott,Mangold,Mattox
2026-03-10 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/10 (S) Conferees Named Whaley,Berry,Younger
2026-03-09 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/09 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-06 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/06 (H) Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/05 (H) Passed As Amended
2026-03-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/05 (H) Amended
2026-03-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/05 (H) Reconsidered
2026-03-04 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/04 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Thompson, Pigott, Mangold)
2026-03-04 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/04 (H) Passed
2026-02-24 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-02-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/16 (H) Referred To Agriculture
2026-02-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/11 (S) Transmitted To House
2026-02-10 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/10 (S) Passed
2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/19 (S) Referred To Agriculture

Official Summary Text

Northeast District; allow greater flexibility regarding where the livestock show may be held.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

S. B. No. 2637 *SS26/R998SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/SS26/R998SG
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To: Agriculture
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Whaley

SENATE BILL NO. 2637
(As Sent to Governor)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-5-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 1
TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY REGARDING WHERE THE NORTHEAST 2
DISTRICT LIVESTOCK SHOW MAY BE HELD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. Section 69-5-103, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 5
amended as follows: 6
69-5-103. For the purposes of this article, the State of 7
Mississippi is hereby divided into five (5) livestock show 8
districts, as follows: 9
(a) The Northwest District, which shall embrace the 10
Counties of Coahoma, DeSoto, Grenada, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, 11
Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica and Yalobusha Counties. The 12
place for holding the livestock show shall be at Batesville, in 13
Panola County. 14
(b) The North Delta District, which shall embrace the 15
Counties of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, 16
Issaquena, Leflore, Montgomery, Sharkey, Sunflower and Washington 17
S. B. No. 2637 *SS26/R998SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~
26/SS26/R998SG
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ST: Northeast District; allow greater
flexibility regarding where the livestock show
may be held.
Counties. The place for holding the livestock show shall be at 18
Greenwood, in Leflore County. 19
(c) The Northeast District, which shall embrace the 20
Counties of Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, 21
Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pontotoc, 22
Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster and Winston. The 23
place for holding the livestock show shall be * * * within the 24
Northeast District. 25
(d) The Southwest District, which shall embrace the 26
Counties of Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, 27
Jefferson, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, 28
Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, Warren, Wilkinson 29
and Yazoo. The place for holding the livestock show shall be at 30
Jackson, in Hinds County. 31
(e) The Southeast District, which shall embrace the 32
Counties of Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, 33
Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, 34
Lauderdale, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone and Wayne. The 35
place for holding the livestock show shall be at Hattiesburg, in 36
Forrest County. 37
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 38
and after July 1, 2026. This act shall stand repealed on June 30, 39
2028. 40