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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 551

Mississippi "Gospel Music Trail"; authorize MDA Division of Tourism to establish program and historical markers for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MISSISSIPPI GOSPEL MUSIC COMMISSION TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO PROMOTE AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPI "GOSPEL" MUSIC AND "GOSPEL MUSIC CULTURE" FOR PURPOSES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; TO PRESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; TO EMPOWER THE COMMISSION TO ACCEPT AND EXPEND GRANT FUNDS; TO PROVIDE FOR INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION; TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE DIVISION OF TOURISM OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MISSISSIPPI "GOSPEL MUSIC TRAIL" INFRASTRUCTURE TO OFFER TO TOURISTS AND TARGETED GROUPS A STRUCTURED TOUR OF MISSISSIPPI GOSPEL MUSIC HISTORICAL SITES AND PERFORMANCE VENUES; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO DESIGNATE AND ERECT APPROPRIATE "MISSISSIPPI GOSPEL MUSIC TRAIL" HISTORICAL MARKERS; 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

19 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Donnie Bell, Randy P. Boyd, Chris Brown, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Gary Chism, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Timmy Ladner, Rita Martinson, Doug McLeod, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Bill Pigott, Randy Rushing, Gary V. Staples, Tommy Taylor, Jason White, Patricia H. Willis

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

TourismJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

FinanceFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Tourism
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 9Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To TourismHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 9Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To FinanceSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate