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MS HB312
Bill
Status
Failed
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Sam Creekmore
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AI Summary
- Amends Mississippi Code Section 3-3-7 to declare June 3 as Bobbie Gentry Day in the state of Mississippi
- Establishes the day as recognition and commemoration of Bobbie Gentry (born Roberta Lee Streeter) of Woodland, Mississippi, an early female singer-songwriter who composed and produced her own material
- Honors Gentry's 1967 hit "Ode to Billie Joe" which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned her Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968
- Designates June 3 as a day of recognition and observation only, not as a legal holiday
- Takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Bobbie Gentry Day; declare June 3 as.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/5/2024
Committee Referrals
Rules1/18/2024
Full Bill Text
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