Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1472
Historical monuments; counties and municipalities fined $10,000 per month for certain violations regarding.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 55-15-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION RELATING TO THE RELOCATION, REMOVAL, DISTURBING, ALTERING, RENAMING OR REDEDICATING OF A HISTORICAL MONUMENT BY A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY IS PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF $10,000.00 PER MONTH ON SUCH COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY UNTIL THE VIOLATION IS FULLY CORRECTED; TO PROVIDE THAT MONIES COLLECTED FROM SUCH FINES SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT DISTURBS, ALTERS, OR CAUSES ANY DAMAGE TO ANY STATUE, MONUMENT, MEMORIAL OR NAMEPLATE AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF MALICIOUS MISCHIEF AND SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO REPAIR AND RESTORE SUCH DAMAGED PROPERTY; 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
22 co-sponsors
William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd, Andy Boyd, Carolyn Crawford, Becky Currie, Kevin Felsher, Kevin Ford, Jill Ford, Zachary Grady, Jeff Hale, Celeste Hurst, Clay Mansell, Brad Mattox, Dana McLean, Jonathan McMillan, Ken Morgan, Bill Pigott, Noah Sanford, Joseph Tubb, Lance Varner, Beth Luther Waldo, Jansen Owen
Its course
February 19 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 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives