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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 1291

Statues and monuments; prohibit removal of certain unless authorized by an act of the Legislature.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Property Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 55-15-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE RELOCATION, REMOVAL, DISTURBING, ALTERATION, RENAMING OR REDEDICATION OF CERTAIN HISTORICAL ITEMS, STRUCTURES OR AREAS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PROHIBITION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE CERTAIN CIVIL RIGHTS RELATED ITEMS, STRUCTURES OR AREAS; TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PROVIDES THAT A GOVERNING BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING ANY SUCH ITEM, STRUCTURE OR AREA MAY MOVE IT TO A MORE SUITABLE LOCATION IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE LOCATION IS MORE APPROPRIATE; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 39-7-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ANTIQUITIES LAW OF MISSISSIPPI, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 RepresentativesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Public PropertyJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Property
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public PropertyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives