Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 412
Juneteenth Freedom Day; designate as day of commemoration, not legal holiday.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE JUNE 19 AS "JUNETEENTH FREEDOM DAY"; TO SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THAT THIS SHALL BE A DAY OF COMMEMORATION AND NOT A LEGAL HOLIDAY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
John W. Hines, Sr., John Mayo, Omeria Scott, Rufus Straughter
Its course
January 29 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days
RulesJan 29 to Feb 19 · stopped21 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.