SB 2201

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO CAUSE THE DEPICTION OF THE CONFEDERATE FLAG TO BE REMOVED FROM THE STATE CAPITOL ROTUNDA; TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND A SUITABLE IMAGE TO REPLACE THE DEPICTION OF THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IN THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA; TO PRESCRIBE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS; TO LIST THE COMMISSION'S PREROGATIVES AND DUTIES; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO SUBMIT ITS WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30, 2026; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COMMISSION UPON THE SUBMISSION OF ITS WRITTEN RECOMMENDATION; TO AMEND SECTION 55-15-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROHIBITS THE RELOCATION, REMOVAL, DISTURBING, ALTERATION, RENAMING OR REDEDICATION OF CERTAIN HISTORICAL ITEMS, STRUCTURES OR AREAS, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.