HB 1796 - Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag - Mississippi Key Vote
Scott DeLano voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Executive Signed
Arts, Entertainment, and History
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - June 30, 2020 keyboard_arrow_down
Title: Authorizes the Redesign of the Mississippi State Flag
Signed by Governor Tate Reeves
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (37-14) - June 28, 2020 keyboard_arrow_down
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a commission to redesign the state flag of Mississippi.
Establishes a commission for the sole purpose of developing, designing, and reporting its recommendation for the new design of the Mississippi state flag by September 14, 2020 (Sec. 1).
Prohibits the Confederate battle flag from being on the new flag (Sec. 1).
Requires the new flag design to have the words "In God We Trust" (Sec. 1).
Establishes that the commission will be made of the following appointees, no later than July 15, 2020 (Sec. 1):
3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House;
3 members appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
3 members appointed by the governor, one each from the Mississippi Economic Council, the Mississippi Arts Commission and the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Establishes that a special election will be held on November 3, 2020, to approve the design of the flag (Sec. 2).
Establishes that the commission will reconvene to create another design if the proposed design is voted "No" (Sec. 2).
Establishes that any elections for further design proposals will occur on the first Tuesday in November of whatever year the commission presents its design to the legislature (Sec. 2).
Repeals the portion of the Mississippi Code of 1972 that provided the original design of the Mississippi state flag (Sec. 5).
Requires the original flag to be removed from state grounds no later than 15 days from the passage of this bill (Sec. 6).
Establishes that this bill takes effect immediately upon passage (Sec. 7).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (92-23) - June 28, 2020 keyboard_arrow_down
Legislation - Introduced (House) - June 28, 2020 keyboard_arrow_down
Committee Sponsors
Rules Committee (Sponsor)
Philip Gunn (MS - R)
Co-sponsors keyboard_arrow_down
Jeramey Anderson (MS - D)
Otis L. Anthony II (MS - D)
Earle S. Banks (MS - D)
Christopher M. 'Chris' Bell (MS - D)
William R. 'Bo' Brown (MS - D)
Cedric Burnett (MS - D)
Bryant W. Clark (MS - D)
Ronnie C. 'RC' Crudup Jr. (MS - D)
Oscar Denton (MS - D)
Robert E. 'Bob' Evans (MS - D)
John Gary 'The Legendary J Faulk' Faulkner (MS - D)
Jill Ford (MS - R)
Stephanie McKenzie Foster (MS - D)
Debra Hendricks Gibbs (MS - D)
Jeffery K. Harness (MS - D)
John W. Hines Sr. (MS - D)
Gregory L. 'Greg' Holloway Sr. (MS - D)
Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
Robert L. Johnson III (MS - D)
Kabir Karriem (MS - D)
Hester Jackson McCray (MS - D)
Missy Warren McGee (MS - R)
Carl L. Mickens (MS - D)
Solomon Curtis Osborne (MS - D)
Orlando W. 'Lil Red' Paden (MS - D)
Daryl L. Porter Jr. (MS - D)
Thomas U. 'Tommy' Reynolds II (MS - D)
Tracey T. Rosebud (MS - D)
Omeria McDonald Scott (MS - D)
Zakiya Summers (MS - D)
Cheikh A. Taylor (MS - D)
Kenneth Walker (MS - D)
Jason M. White (MS - R)
Sonya Williams-Barnes (MS - D) (Out Of Office)