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MS HB772

Bill

Status

Failed

3/10/2023

Primary Sponsor

Becky Currie

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the Mississippi Opal as the official state gemstone of Mississippi
  • Mississippi Opal is the only gem naturally produced within Mississippi's geographical boundaries, discovered in the Catahoula Formation in Claiborne County by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
  • The gemstone displays brilliant flashes of fire with colors ranging from green to red
  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Mississippi Opal; designate as official state gemstone.

Last Action

Died On Calendar

3/10/2023

Committee Referrals

Tourism2/14/2023
Tourism1/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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