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MS HB122

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Solomon Osborne

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes Confederate Memorial Day (last Monday of April) from Mississippi's list of official state legal holidays
  • Renumbers remaining holidays in Section 3-3-7, with the last Monday of May now designated as both National Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis' birthday
  • Maintains all other existing legal holidays including New Year's Day, MLK Jr./Robert E. Lee birthday (third Monday of January), Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas
  • Allows municipalities and counties to substitute one legal holiday with Mardi Gras Day or another day of their choosing, except for the third Monday in January and Veterans' Day
  • Effective July 1, 2024

Legislative Description

State holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day as a legal.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/17/2024

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