l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1487

Historical monuments and memorials; prohibit moving and authorize aggrieved person to bring legal action for violations.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's State Affairs Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 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 DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF A GOVERNING BODY TO MOVE A HISTORICAL MONUMENT OR MEMORIAL TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION; TO GRANT STANDING TO A PERSON WHO FEELS THAT A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION AGAINST MOVING HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS HAS OCCURRED TO BRING A LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE ALLEGED OFFENDER IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE VIOLATION OCCURRED; 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 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

State AffairsJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 20 – Feb 4

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