SR 96 Mississippi Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Recognize Senator Hillman T. Frazier for Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) Thomas Murphy Legacy Award.

This is a ceremonial resolution honoring Senator Hillman T. Frazier for receiving the Southern Legislative Conference's Thomas B. Murphy Legacy Award, recognizing his over 40 years of service in the Mississippi Legislature (1980-2025). It does not create new laws, change policies, or affect any constituents or programs. The resolution formally acknowledges his "distinguished legislative service" and is a symbolic gesture of appreciation from the Mississippi Senate. As a procedural resolution, it has no substantive policy impact.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an 'As Introduced' version to an 'As Adopted by Senate' version, with the main substantive change being the addition of a new WHEREAS clause that references the Council of State Governments (CSG) South organization. The original text had a different formatting structure with page numbers and session identifiers that were replaced with cleaner formatting. The core purpose of recognizing Senator Hillman T. Frazier for receiving the Southern Legislative Conference Thomas B. Murphy Legacy Award remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added a new WHEREAS clause acknowledging CSG South's role in presenting awards to government officials in the southern region

Removed original page numbering and session identifiers (SS36/R1503) from the header and footer sections

Reformatted the bill header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Adopted by Senate' with updated sponsor list formatting

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

51–0

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 13, 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

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Committee

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Adopted

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Title Suff Do Be Adopted

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred To Rules

upper

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors