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MS HB706
Bill
Status
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
Orlando Paden
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AI Summary
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Designates "My Home Mississippi" by Delma Furniss as the second official state song of Mississippi, in addition to the existing state song "Go, Mississippi" adopted in 1962
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Notes that multiple states have more than one official song, including Tennessee with six, West Virginia with three, and Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina each with two
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Grants the State of Mississippi and state agencies copyright permission from the song's author to use "My Home Mississippi" for promotional purposes
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Encourages the Division of Tourism and other state agencies to use the new state song in promoting Mississippi and its citizens
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Effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
State song; designate "My Home Mississippi" as second official song.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021