MS HC32

Formally requests the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress approve replacing Mississippi's statue of James Zachariah George with a statue of blues legend B.B. King in the U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.

Notes that B.B. King, born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, is a world-renowned blues icon who developed identifiable guitar styles, was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and toured extensively averaging 250 concerts per year.

Authorizes the Governor to issue a proclamation approving the replacement and to create a commission of Mississippi artisans and artists to solicit private contributions for creating and placing the B.B. King statue.

References 2 U.S.C. Section 2132, which allows states to request statue replacements if approved by state legislature and governor, with the state bearing all costs for design, construction, transportation, removal, and placement.

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, Mississippi's Congressional delegation, and the Capitol Press Corps.