l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2194

State flag; require governmental entities, public colleges, universities and school districts to display or be subject to penalty.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate'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 SECTIONS 3-3-15 AND 37-13-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE STATE FUNDS AND PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO DISPLAY THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG ON MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK ON OR AT EACH BUILDING IN WHICH AN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY IS LOCATED AND ON EACH CAMPUS OF EACH PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO REQUIRE THAT IF A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR A PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NOT DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL STATE FLAG AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOTIFY THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR THE PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE NONCOMPLIANCE, AND THE STATE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL WITHHOLD ALL STATE FUNDING FOR SUCH PUBLIC ENTITY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT THE DISPLAY OF THE STATE FLAG ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR PUBLIC PROPERTY WHICH IS LEASED TO A PRIVATE ENTITY; 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 Senate

Its course

January 8 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 SenateJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days

Public PropertyJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committee on Public Property
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Public PropertySenate
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate