Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1155
"Mississippi University for Women"; change name of to "The W" with official nomenclature as "Wynbridge State University of Mississippi".
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-117-1 AND 37-117-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF "MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN" TO "THE W", WITH OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS DENOTING THE NAME AS "WYNBRIDGE STATE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI"; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 37-117-5, 37-117-7, 37-117-9 AND 37-117-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE COUNTY APPORTIONMENT OF STUDENTS, CERTIFICATES OF SELECTION AND DORMITORY PRIVILEGES AT THE MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN; TO AMEND SECTIONS 1-1-11, 1-5-7, 7-3-15, 25-65-5, 25-65-7, 37-101-1, 37-101-41, 37-101-83, 37-101-91, 37-101-141, 37-101-147, 37-101-303, 37-139-3, 37-183-5 AND 39-39-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO PRECEDING PROVISIONS IN ORDER TO REVISE AND REFLECT THE CHANGE IN NOMENCLATURE OF "MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN" TO "WYNBRIDGE STATE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI"; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 14 to March 5, 2024, 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 14 to Mar 5 · stopped20 days
Universities and CollegesFeb 14 to Mar 5 · stopped20 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 Feb 14 – Mar 5
- Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Universities and Colleges
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Universities and CollegesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives