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MS HB200

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Omeria Scott

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates June 19 as "Juneteenth Freedom Day" and adds it to Mississippi's list of official legal holidays
  • Commemorates the date in 1865 when news of freedom from slavery reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Joins existing state holidays including New Year's Day, Robert E. Lee's birthday/Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, and Independence Day
  • Amends Section 3-3-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to include the new holiday designation

Legislative Description

Legal holidays; designate June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/7/2026

Full Bill Text

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