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MS HB1275
Bill
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Greg Snowden
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 3-3-16 of Mississippi Code to designate the Historical Magnolia Flag as an additional official state flag design alongside the 1894 flag currently in use.
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Establishes that the Magnolia Flag (used from 1861-1894) features a dark blue canton with a white star, white magnolia tree on a white field, and a vertical red bar on the fly edge.
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Provides that both flag designs have equal status and dignity in representing Mississippi, with each design permitted to fly individually or together as the official state flag.
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Takes effect July 1, 2017, coinciding with Mississippi's bicentennial celebration of statehood.
Legislative Description
State flag; provide that Magnolia Flag will be an additional design of the official flag.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017