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MS SB2081

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Derrick Simmons

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Changes the official Mississippi state flag design effective July 1, 2017 from the 1894 flag to the "Magnolia Flag," the state's first official flag
  • New flag design features: old glory blue union (canton) with one large white five-pointed star pointed upward; white field with red border on the fly side; large green magnolia tree in full bloom centered on the field
  • Current flag design (adopted 1894) features a red union with blue saltire bordered in white and thirteen stars; three equal bars of blue, white, and red
  • Amends Section 3-3-16 of the Mississippi Code of 1972
  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules1/5/2017

Full Bill Text

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