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Mississippi · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 847: State holiday; observe Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as Confederate Memorial Day.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 847 is a bill introduced in the Mississippi House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: State holiday; observe Robert E. Lee's birthday on the same day as Confederate Memorial Day. Primary sponsor: Kabir Karriem (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Died In Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kabir KarriemPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse41

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died In Committee
  2. Referred To Rules

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source