Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Property Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2893
Public buildings; require art by Mississippi artists in certain state buildings.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE ALLOCATION FOR ART FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES ACT; TO DECLARE LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO EXPEND, OUT OF MONIES ALLOCATED FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION, REMODELING OR RENOVATION OF ANY STATE FACILITY, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCLUDING WORKS OF ART BY MISSISSIPPI ARTISTS IN SUCH FACILITY; TO ESTABLISH IN THE STATE TREASURY THE "ART FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES FUND"; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART TO ADMINISTER THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SHALL RECEIVE THE RIGHT TO SOLE OWNERSHIP AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF ALL ART ACQUIRED UNDER THE ACT, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RIGHTS RETAINED BY THE ARTIST; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 SenateFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Public PropertyFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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.
In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Public Property and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Public Property;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate