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Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · Resolution

SR 17: Recognize Dorothy "Dottie" Armstrong as recipient of the 2026 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Arts Education.

Passed one chamber 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

SR 17 is a resolution introduced in the Mississippi Senate on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Recognize Dorothy "Dottie" Armstrong as recipient of the 2026 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Arts Education. Primary sponsor: Tyler McCaughn (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Adopted.

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 3 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tyler McCaughnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Lydia ChassaniolCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Johnny DuPreeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate45
Jeremy EnglandCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate51
Michael McLendonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Derrick SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Sarita SimmonsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13

“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. Adopted
  2. Title Suff Do Be Adopted
  3. Referred To Rules

Sources

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