Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1552
Commission to redesign the MS State Flag; establish to develop 2 options for a new flag to present to the Legislature.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO REDESIGN THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG; TO PRESCRIBE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP TWO OPTIONS FOR A NEW DESIGN OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LEGISLATURE SHALL DETERMINE WHICH OF THE TWO OPTIONS SHALL BE THE NEW MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG DURING THE 2017 SESSION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE TWO OPTIONS FOR A NEW MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE DESIGN OF THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG SHALL BE UNVEILED AT CEREMONIES ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ON DECEMBER 10, 2017; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
RulesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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.