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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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
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Jan 30, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Horhn
DDemocratic
Co
Briggs Hopson
RRepublican
Co
Dean Kirby
RRepublican
Co
Tyler McCaughn
RRepublican
Co
Walter Michel
RRepublican
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