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House approves bill designating November as Gold Star Father’s Day; HB767 tabled, resolutions adopted
Summary
The Mississippi House of Representatives suspended the rules to pass HB1360, designating November as Gold Star Father’s Day, by a 119-0 vote. Lawmakers also adopted a block of House resolutions and voted to table HB767 after a motion to reconsider.
The Mississippi House of Representatives on the floor moved to suspend the rules and passed House Bill 1360 by a recorded vote of 119-0, designating November as Gold Star Father’s Day.
Representative Morgan (Marion County) described the measure on the floor: “This is the Gold Star Father's Day, and it just designates November as such. And that's my explanation of the bill.” The clerk reported the final tally as 119 yes, 0 nays after members voted on the machine.
The designation was taken up under the rules calendar and was called up by the member representing Rankin County, who moved that the rules be suspended so the bill could be considered engrossed, read the third time and placed on final passage. The floor proceeded without recorded debate beyond the sponsor’s brief explanation.
Separately, the House took up a block of House resolutions (items described collectively on the rules calendar). The resolutions were adopted by voice vote; individual resolution numbers and texts were not specified on the record excerpt. A member asked for and received unanimous consent for immediate release of those adopted measures.
On a separate calendar item, Representative Ford (Warren County) moved to reconsider and then moved to table House Bill 767 (item 2). The motion to table carried by voice vote; no recorded roll-call tally was provided in the transcript excerpt.
There were no extended debates recorded in the available excerpt on any of these items. The House adjourned until 2 p.m. the following day.
The actions recorded on the floor were procedural and final as reported on the session transcript: HB1360 passed 119-0; HB767 was tabled after a motion; and a block of House resolutions were adopted by voice vote and immediately released.
