Mississippi House adopts resolution honoring B.B. King, Medgar Evers on 100th birthdays

The Mississippi House of Representatives on the floor adopted SCR 508, a commemorative resolution honoring the legacies of blues musician B.B. King and civil-rights activist Medgar Evers on what would have been their 100th birthdays. The House voted 119-0 to adopt the resolution.

The resolution was introduced in the House Rules committee and brought to the floor for final passage with a committee report read aloud. Representative Jim, when recognized to explain the resolution, said it “honors the memory and the legacies of BB King and Medgar Evers on what would have been their 100th birthday. And that's my explanation of the SCR.” There was no recorded debate or questions on the measure before the chamber voted.

Madam Clerk opened and closed a recorded vote; the clerk later announced, by vote 119, 0 nays, that the resolution was adopted. The committee report had recommended the title was sufficient for consideration. The resolution is commemorative; no statutory changes, funding provisions or implementation tasks were recorded during floor consideration.

The session record includes several procedural announcements and memorial adjournments made elsewhere on the agenda but did not attach any additional actions or requirements to SCR 508. No amendments or secondary motions related to SCR 508 were recorded on the floor during this session.

Votes at a glance SCR 508 — “Legacy of Mississippi blues musician B.B. King and civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers on 100th birthday celebrations.” Action: Adopted. Vote: 119 yes, 0 no. Motion/second: not specified in the transcript. Notes: Committee report read; title sufficient; no debate recorded.