Mississippi Senate Bill 2778 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-14 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 75-99-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Short Title For The Mississippians' Right To Name, Likeness And Voice Act; To Create New Section 75-99-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 75-99-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Every Individual Has A Property Right In Their Own Name, Likeness, And Voice; To Create New Section 75-99-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Certain Liability For Persons Or Entity Who Infringe On An Individual's Rights Under This Act; To Create New Section 75-99-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A First Amendment Defense To Civil Actions Brought Under This Act; To Create New Section 75-99-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Liability For The Commercial Use Of An Individual's Name, Voice, Or Likeness; To Create New Section 75-99-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To State The Relationship Of The Act To Other Law; To Provide That The Act Is Severable; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact.

Sen. Bradford Blackmon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-14	Senate	Died On Calendar
2024-03-04	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Universities and Colleges

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2778.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2778CS.htm