Mississippi Senate Bill 2143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Allocation For Art For Public Facilities Act; To Declare Legislative Intent And Purpose; To Require State Agencies To Expend, Out Of Monies Allocated For Original Construction, Remodeling Or Renovation Of Any State Facility, A Certain Percentage For The Purpose Of Including Works Of Art By Mississippi Artists In Such Facility; To Establish In The State Treasury The "art For Public Facilities Fund"; To Authorize The Mississippi Arts Commission To Administer This Act; To Provide That The State Of Mississippi Shall Receive The Right To Sole Ownership And Public Display Of All Art Acquired Under The Act, Subject To Certain Rights Retained By The Artist; And For Related Purposes.

Public buildings; require art by Mississippi artists in certain state buildings.

Sen. John Horhn [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Public Property

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/SB/SB2143.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2143IN.htm