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MS SB2345

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

6/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

David Jordan

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Archives and History for fiscal year 2020-2021
  • Funds will support commissioning a historical statue of Emmett Till and an interpretive memorial plaque to be erected on the Leflore County Courthouse lawn
  • Statue location on courthouse lawn to be designated by the Leflore County Board of Supervisors
  • Requires the statue be designed by a credentialed artist approved by both the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Emmett Till Memorial Commission
  • Legislature intends the statue to reflect Civil Rights history and attract tourism to downtown Greenwood

Legislative Description

Appropriation FY 2020; to Department of Archives and History for an historical statue of Emmett Till at Leflore County Courthouse.

Last Action

Died In Committee

6/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/13/2020

Full Bill Text

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