HR 17 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Mattie Rials; commend life and legacy upon her passing.

HR 17 is a ceremonial resolution (not a policy bill) commending the life, service, and legacy of Mattie Jane Gardner Rials, a longtime children's librarian in McComb, Mississippi, following her passing in January 2025. It honors her 45-year career with the Pike-Walthall-Amite Library System, her creation of community programs for children and individuals with disabilities, and her founding of the Miss Mattie Foundation. The resolution expresses sympathy to her family, friends, and the Pike, Amite, and Walthall County community, and directs copies to her family, the library system, and the Capitol Press Corps. It contains no new policy, funding, or legal requirements.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Feb 10, 2025

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As Introduced → Current version · 4 edits

MODERATE

The document changed from a House Resolution (HR) to a House Bill (HB) format, with the text reorganized and some formatting adjustments made. The substantive content of the resolution commending Mattie Rials remains largely the same, though the document structure was altered from a legislative resolution to a bill format.

Scope change

The document type changed from a House Resolution to a House Bill, but the substantive scope and content of the resolution remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Document title changed from 'HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 17' to 'HR 17 (As Adopted by House)'

Header information was reorganized with different formatting and page numbering

Some WHEREAS clauses were reformatted with different line breaks and spacing

The resolution text was consolidated into a single continuous format rather than split across multiple pages

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Be Adopted

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred To Rules

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors