SR 13 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Recognize broadcaster/storyteller Walt Grayson as recipient of the 2025 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.

This resolution formally honors Mississippi broadcaster and storyteller Walt Grayson as the recipient of the 2025 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. It recognizes his decades-long career in Mississippi media, including hosting "Mississippi Roads" on MPB, writing books about the state, and his deep connection to Mississippi culture. As a ceremonial resolution (not a substantive bill), it has no policy impact but serves to publicly acknowledge Grayson's contributions to the state's arts and storytelling traditions. The Senate resolution was adopted without amendment on January 30, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2025 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended from its original 'As Introduced' version to the 'As Adopted by Senate' version, primarily changing the header information to reflect Senate adoption and updating the resolution title. The substantive content of the resolution recognizing broadcaster Walt Grayson for the 2025 Governor's Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement remained unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill's progression from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by Senate' with updated session identifiers and page formatting.

The resolution title was slightly reformatted to combine lines and remove line numbers, but the substantive recognition of Walt Grayson remains identical.

Original page headers and footers from the 'As Introduced' version were replaced with the standard Senate adopted version formatting.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

510
Passed
Total votes 51
Jan 30, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Be Adopted
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Rules
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors