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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2024</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ESTABLISH A SHORT TITLE FOR THE MISSISSIPPIANS' RIGHT TO NAME, LIKENESS AND VOICE ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A PROPERTY RIGHT IN THEIR OWN NAME, LIKENESS, AND VOICE; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, to PROVIDE CERTAIN LIABILITY FOR PERSONS OR ENTITY WHO INFRINGE ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A FIRST AMENDMENT DEFENSE TO CIVIL ACTIONS BROUGHT UNDER THIS ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE LIABILITY FOR THE COMMERCIAL USE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, VOICE, OR LIKENESS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 75-99-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO STATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE ACT TO OTHER LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACT IS SEVERABLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>03/14/24 at 17:34</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2778</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2778</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2778</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2024</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Universities and Colleges</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>F</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/UC.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Blackmon</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Blackmon.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/19 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>03/14 (S) Died On Calendar</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2778CS.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778CS.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2778IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<CMTESUB>
			<CMTESUB_PDF>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2778CS.pdf</CMTESUB_PDF>
			<CMTESUB_OTHER>../../../../documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778CS.htm</CMTESUB_OTHER>
		</CMTESUB>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2024/pdf/fiscalnotes/SB2778.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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