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MS HB1025

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/30/2018

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Holland

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates "Meet My Mississippi" by Patricia Neely-Dorsey (copyrighted 2013) as the official state poem of Mississippi
  • Creates new Mississippi Code Section 3-3-61 to establish and codify the state poem designation
  • The poem celebrates Mississippi's literary heritage, natural features, music, history, and culture including references to Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Elvis, the Mississippi River, Gulf Coast, and the state capitol
  • Effective date: July 1, 2018

Legislative Description

"Meet My Mississippi"; designate as official state poem of Mississippi.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/30/2018

Committee Referrals

Tourism1/12/2018

Full Bill Text

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