House Bill 701

(As Passed the House)

AN ACT TO RENAME THE BUILDING WHICH HOUSES THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY'S HIGHWAY PATROL TROOP K COMMAND CENTER IN BILOXI, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "GEORGE LANDON PHILLIPS DISTRICT OFFICE"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE FACILITY DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "GEORGE LANDON PHILLIPS DISTRICT OFFICE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol District Office, located in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, which serves as the command center for Troop K of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, shall be named the "Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office."

(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of George Landon Phillips. The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Highway Patrol Division shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the building displaying the official name of the building as the "Commissioner George Landon Phillips District Office."

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.