SR 17 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Recognize Jane Crater Hiatt as recipient of the 2025 Governor's Arts Award for "Stephen C. Edds" Patron of the Arts.

The Mississippi Senate passed Resolution SR 17 to formally recognize Jane Crater Hiatt as the 2025 recipient of the Governor's "Stephen C. Edds" Patron of the Arts Award. This resolution honors her decades-long contributions to Mississippi's arts community through leadership roles, including directing the Mississippi Arts Commission and establishing the Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship, which provides $20,000 grants to support Mississippi artists' career development. The resolution highlights her advocacy for arts education, diversity in arts programming, and ongoing philanthropy that has strengthened cultural opportunities statewide.

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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As Introduced → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect its adoption by the Senate, changing the header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by Senate'. The substantive content of the resolution remains the same, recognizing Jane Crater Hiatt as the 2025 Governor's Arts Award recipient. The changes are primarily formatting and procedural updates to indicate the bill has passed the Senate.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by Senate' to reflect the bill's procedural status after Senate passage.

Page numbering and formatting markers were updated to reflect the official Senate adopted version.

Added language in the final resolution to present the document to Jane Crater Hiatt and make it available to the Capitol Press Corps.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2025