MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2024 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Representatives Creekmore IV, Waldo, Lancaster

House Bill 989

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE SWEET POTATO AS THE STATE VEGETABLE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1.  The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is designated as the state vegetable of Mississippi.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.