Mississippi 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 155 — State buildings; rename certain designated building as the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr., Building."

Last action — Approved by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 02, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been amended to specifically rename the Central High School building in Jackson as the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr., Education Building." Previously, the proposal was more general, allowing for the renaming of multiple state-owned buildings without specifying which one would be chosen. This change matters because it clearly honors Bill Waller's contributions by dedicating the name to a single, significant location related to education, ensuring that his legacy is recognized in a prominent way. Additionally, the amendment confirms that funds for signage will be appropriated to facilitate this change.

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HB 155 (As Sent to Governor) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
HB 155 (As Passed the House) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Representatives Gunn, Karriem House Bill 155 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO RENAME THE BUILDING WHICH HOUSES THE MISSISSIPPI CRAFT CENTER IN RIDGELAND, MADISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "WILLIAM LOWE (BILL) WALLER, SR.
Representatives Gunn, Karriem House Bill 155 (As Passed the House) AN ACT TO RENAME THE FORMER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, WHICH HOUSES THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, IN JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THE "WILLIAM LOWE (BILL) WALLER, SR., EDUCATION BUILDING";
CRAFT CENTER";
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE BUILDING DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "WILLIAM LOWE (BILL) WALLER, SR., EDUCATION BUILDING"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD OF MISSISSIPPI, INC., TO ERECT THE PROPER LETTERING OR SIGNAGE ON THE OUTDOOR FACADE OF THE CRAFT CENTER DISPLAYING THE OFFICIAL NAME AS THE "WILLIAM LOWE (BILL) WALLER, SR.
CRAFT CENTER";
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
     SECTION 1.  (1)  The Mississippi Craft Center established under authority of Section 39-21-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, located within Ridgeland, Madison County, Mississippi, and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administration and leased to The Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, Inc., shall be renamed the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr.
     SECTION 1.  (1)  The building located at 359 North West Street, which was formerly the Central High School Building, which presently houses the State Department of Education, located within Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be renamed the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr., Education Building."      (2)  The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the former Central High School Building, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr.  The Department of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the State Department of Education 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 "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr., Education Building."  Any and all funds necessary to accomplish this act will be appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
Craft Center."      (2)  The Department of Finance and Administration shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque to be placed in a prominent place within the William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr.
Craft Center that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of the Honorable William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr.  The Department of Finance and Administration, in conjunction with The Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi, Inc., shall erect or cause to be erected proper lettering or signage on the outdoor facade of the Craft Center displaying the official name of the building as the "William Lowe (Bill) Waller, Sr.
Craft Center."  The Department of Finance and Administration may expend all funds necessary to accomplish this act from funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purpose.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Concurred in Amend From Senate

  5. Returned For Concurrence

  6. Passed As Amended

  7. Amended

  8. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  9. DR - TSDPAA: RU To PP

  10. Referred To Rules;Public Property

  11. Transmitted To Senate

  12. Passed As Amended

  13. Amended

  14. Title Suff Do Pass

  15. Referred To Public Property

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Gunn

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence in Amendment From Senate

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 42002
Democrat 16000
Unaffiliated 57002
Independent 1000
Total 116004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Gipson — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Not Voting
Patterson — Yea
Perkins — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Touchstone — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Wooten — Yea
Young — Yea
Yeas--Anderson — Yea
Baker — Yea
Williams- Barnes — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston (15th) — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Not Voting
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Not Voting
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15001
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 30000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Burton — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Wilemon — Yea
Witherspoon — Yea
Yeas--Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Not Voting
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 16001
Republican 42001
Unaffiliated 58002
Independent 1000
Total 117004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (121)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Yea
Gipson — Yea
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Perkins — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Touchstone — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Not Voting
Willis — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Wooten — Yea
Young — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston (15th) — Yea
Huddleston (30th) — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Absent or those Myers — Not Voting
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Williams- Barnes — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (65th) — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Not Voting
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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HB 155 is sponsored by Gunn and Kabir Karriem (Democrat).
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