2020
Regular Session
State Flag; revise with a commission and require words "In God We Trust."
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION TO REDESIGN THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG; TO PRESCRIBE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE DESIGN OF THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG, BUT SHALL INCLUDE THE WORDS "IN GOD WE TRUST"; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE ITS RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG BY SEPTEMBER 14, 2020; TO PROVIDE THAT THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION SHALL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT IN A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTE FOR THE NEW DESIGN, THEN THE LEGISLATURE SHALL ENACT INTO LAW THE NEW DESIGN AS THE OFFICIAL MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTE AGAINST THE NEW DESIGN, THEN THE COMMISSION SHALL RECONVENE TO RECOMMEND ANOTHER NEW DESIGN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG TO BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE DURING THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION; TO REQUIRE THAT THE SPECIAL ELECTION BE ADMINISTERED BY MEANS OF BALLOTS CONTAINING A COLOR PICTURE OR DRAWING OF THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE THOSE BALLOTS TO THE ELECTION COMMISSIONERS OF EACH COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-351 AND 23-15-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 3-3-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THE DESIGN FOR THE OFFICIAL FLAG OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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1796
House Bill 1796
HB 1796
H
Law
None
No
Majority
Passage
HC 79
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427
Rules
F
../../House_cmtes/RU.xml
Rules
F
../../Senate_cmtes/RU.xml
Gunn
../../House_authors/Gunn.xml
White
../../House_authors/White.xml
Johnson
../../House_authors/Johnson.xml
Anderson (110th)
../../House_authors/Anderson_(110th).xml
Karriem
../../House_authors/Karriem.xml
Williams-Barnes
../../House_authors/Williams-Barnes.xml
Hines
../../House_authors/Hines.xml
Banks
../../House_authors/Banks.xml
Paden
../../House_authors/Paden.xml
Brown (70th)
../../House_authors/Brown_(70th).xml
Porter
../../House_authors/Porter.xml
Mickens
../../House_authors/Mickens.xml
McCray
../../House_authors/McCray.xml
Foster
../../House_authors/Foster.xml
Summers
../../House_authors/Summers.xml
Burnett
../../House_authors/Burnett.xml
Clark
../../House_authors/Clark.xml
Crudup
../../House_authors/Crudup.xml
Evans (91st)
../../House_authors/Evans_(91st).xml
Denton
../../House_authors/Denton.xml
Reynolds
../../House_authors/Reynolds.xml
Scott
../../House_authors/Scott.xml
Anthony
../../House_authors/Anthony.xml
Gibbs (72nd)
../../House_authors/Gibbs_(72nd).xml
Holloway
../../House_authors/Holloway.xml
Ford (73rd)
../../House_authors/Ford_(73rd).xml
Osborne
../../House_authors/Osborne.xml
Rosebud
../../House_authors/Rosebud.xml
Bell (65th)
../../House_authors/Bell_(65th).xml
Harness
../../House_authors/Harness.xml
Walker
../../House_authors/Walker.xml
Hudson
../../House_authors/Hudson.xml
Taylor
../../House_authors/Taylor.xml
McGee
../../House_authors/McGee.xml
Faulkner
../../House_authors/Faulkner.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150351.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150355.xml
RP
../../code_sections/003/00030016.xml
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06/28 Suspend from Deadlines by HC 79
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06/28 (H) Referred To Rules
3
06/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
4
06/28 (H) Passed
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5
06/28 (H) Immediate Release
6
06/28 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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06/28 (S) Referred To Rules
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06/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
9
06/28 (S) Amendment Tabled
10
06/28 (S) Passed
../../../../2020/pdf/votes/senate/1740016.pdf
11
06/28 (S) Immediate Release
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06/28 (S) Returned For Enrolling
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06/28 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
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06/28 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
15
06/30 Approved by Governor
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Amendment No 1
Tabled
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../../../../../documents/2020/html/ham/HB1796_H_Amend_01.pdf
Amendment No 1
Tabled
../../../../documents/2020/pdf/sam/HB1796_S_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2020/html/sam/HB1796_S_Amend_01.htm
N
../../../../documents/2020/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1796.pdf