l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 776

Legal holiday; provide that Columbus Day shall be.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 3-3-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER (COLUMBUS DAY) SHALL BE A LEGAL HOLIDAY; TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEMORATE THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY AS "AFRICAN AMERICAN DAY," AND TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEMORATE AUGUST 26 AS "WOMEN'S DAY"; TO SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE THAT THESE DAYS SHALL NOT BE LEGAL HOLIDAYS, BUT SHALL BE DAYS OF RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION AT NO EXPENSE TO THE STATE; 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

3 co-sponsors

Omeria Scott, Bryant W. Clark, Alyce G. Clarke

Its course

January 14 to March 1, 2011, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 320 days

AppropriationsJan 14 to Feb 118 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 1 · stopped26 days

RulesFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 3Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 9Referred to the Senate committee on Rules
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Referred To RulesSenate
  7. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate