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MS SB2124
Bill
AI Summary
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Designates "My Home Mississippi" by Delma Furniss as a second official state song of Mississippi, joining the existing state song "Go, Mississippi" by Houston Davis (adopted in 1962)
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Commemorates Mississippi's bicentennial celebration in 2017 by adding a song intended to be easier to sing at informal gatherings and daily activities
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Includes the complete five verses and chorus of "My Home Mississippi," set to modified 19th Century American folk music
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Grants copyright permission from the author for state agencies, including the Division of Tourism, to use "My Home Mississippi" in promoting the state
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Notes that multiple other states have two or more official songs, including Tennessee (six), West Virginia (three), and Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Montana (two each)
Legislative Description
Official Mississippi state song; authorize two state songs.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017