Mississippi House Bill 1549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 3-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require State Agencies, Counties, Municipalities, Public Colleges And Public Universities To Display The Official State Flag On Monday Through Friday Of Each Week On Or At Each Building In Which An Office Of The State, County Or Municipal Government Is Located And On Each Campus Of Each Public College Or University; To Provide That Any State Agency, County, Municipality, Public College Or Public University That Does Not Display The Official State Flag As Required By This Section Shall Be Subject To A Civil Penalty For Each Day Of Intentional Or Willful Noncompliance With This Section; To Amend Section 37-13-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any School District In Which A School Does Not Display The Official State Flag As Required By This Section Shall Be Subject To A Civil Penalty For Each Day Of Intentional Or Willful Noncompliance With This Section; And For Related Purposes.

State flag; require state agencies, local governments and public colleges and universities to display on or at public buildings.

Rep. Charles Busby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Rules

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1549.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1549IN.htm