l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

Senate Concurrent Resolution 579

Committee to place appropriate monument on the New Capitol grounds to recognize African-American history in MS; authorize.

Died in committee in the Senate, on March 28, 2018.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE RULES COMMITTEE OF THE MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATE AND THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ESTABLISH A "JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELEVANCE IN THE NEW CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS" TO DEVELOP A RECOMMENDATION ON PLACING AN APPROPRIATE MONUMENT(S) ON THE GROUNDS OF THE NEW CAPITOL BUILDING TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY IN MISSISSIPPI.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

13 co-sponsors

Albert Butler, Robert L. Jackson, Angela Turner-Ford, Barbara Blackmon, Willie Simmons, Sollie B. Norwood, Derrick T. Simmons, Tammy Witherspoon, Hillman Terome Frazier, Juan Barnett, David Jordan, Sampson Jackson II, Deborah Jeanne Dawkins

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 2 – Mar 28

  1. Feb 2Referred to the Senate committee on Rules
  2. Mar 28Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2Referred To RulesSenate
  2. Mar 28Died In CommitteeSenate