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MS HB1125

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Earle Banks

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 3-3-7 to designate the last Monday of April as both Confederate Memorial Day and Civil Rights Memorial Day.

  • The date remains a legal holiday in Mississippi with the dual designation replacing the previous single Confederate Memorial Day naming.

  • Municipalities and counties may still declare alternative holidays in lieu of most legal holidays, except for the third Monday in January (Robert E. Lee's and Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday) and November 11 (Veterans' Day).

  • Takes effect July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Legal holiday; last Monday of April celebrated as Confederate Memorial Day and Civil Rights Memorial Day.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2014

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/20/2014

Full Bill Text

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