Mississippi 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 11 D cosponsors

HB 494 — Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi.

Last action — Died In Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died In Committee

  2. Referred To Rules

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 494?
HB 494 is sponsored by Earle S. Banks (Democrat), Jeffery Harness (Democrat), John G. Faulkner (Democrat), Bo Brown (Democrat), Bryant W. Clark (Democrat), Bob Evans (Democrat), Gibbs, John W. Hines, Sr. (Democrat), Jeffrey Hulum III (Democrat), Carl Mickens (Democrat), Daryl Porter (Democrat), Straughter, and Rickey Thompson (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 494?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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