Bill Text: MS SB2437 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: "Meet My Mississippi"; designate as official state poem.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee [SB2437 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2018-SB2437-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2018 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Senator(s) McMahan

Senate Bill 2437

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 3-3-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE "MEET MY MISSISSIPPI" AS THE OFFICIAL STATE POEM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The following shall be codified as Section 3-3-51, Mississippi Code of 1972:

     3-3-51.  The poem "Meet My Mississippi," by Patricia Neely-Dorsey, copyrighted 2013, is hereby designated as the State Poem of Mississippi.  The poem reads as follows:

"MEET MY MISSISSIPPI"

William Faulkner's Sanctuary

Eudora Welty's home state

Elvis Presley's birthplace

The bulk of the Natchez Trace

Choctaw Nation native and

Rolling hills of the Chickasaw band

Sprawling beaches

Along the Gulf Coast shore

One blues man's Crossroads

And inspiration for more;

Like Albert, B.B., Bukka, Howlin' Wolf

Little Milton and Muddy Waters

Who came to the fore

There's farm raised catfish

Delta tamales seafood galore

And warm front porch welcomes

With a wide open door

An abundance of history

Tradition and folklore

With Ruins of Windsor, Vicksburg Battlefield

Emerald Mound and Pharr Mounds to explore

She's a ride down the Mighty River

On the American Queen

And some of the most beautiful countryside

That you've ever seen

She's music and melodies

And the mockingbird's songs,

By valor and arms

And faith ever strong;

She's magnolias blooming

Around Jackson's capitol dome

With the buzz of the honeybee

And sweet scent of the honeysuckle

That forever says "home"

Since December 10, 1817

Our 20th state

"Go Mississippi"

The Hospitality State

Roll On Mississippi

You're a true State of Grace

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2018.