l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1204

Statues and monuments; prohibit removal of those relating to Dr. Martin King, Jr., or any other civil rights activist.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-7-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM WILLFULLY INJURING, DISFIGURING, REMOVING OR DESTROYING ANY STATUE OR MONUMENT RELATING TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., OR ANY OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST; TO AMEND SECTION 55-15-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE RELOCATION, REMOVAL, DISTURBING, ALTERATION, RENAMING OR REDEDICATION OF ANY STATUES OR MONUMENTS RELATING TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., OR ANY OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST; 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

Its course

February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

RulesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

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 Feb 17 – Mar 3

  1. Referred to the House committee on Rules
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published