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MS HB590

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Randy Boyd

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates "Meet My Mississippi" by Patricia Neely-Dorsey (copyrighted 2013) as the official State Poem of Mississippi
  • Creates new Section 3-3-63 in the Mississippi Code of 1972 to codify the designation
  • The poem celebrates Mississippi's literary heritage (Faulkner, Eudora Welty), musical legacy (Elvis, blues), geography, and cultural characteristics
  • Effective date is July 1, 2020

Legislative Description

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

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Tourism2/5/2020

Full Bill Text

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