State holidays; remove Confederate Memorial Day as a legal state holiday.
HB 371 would amend Mississippi's state law to remove the Confederate Memorial Day designation from the official holiday calendar. Currently, the last Monday of May is listed as "National Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis' birthday" (Jefferson Davis was the Confederacy's president), but this bill would change it to list only "National Memorial Day" for that date. The key provision deletes the reference to Jefferson Davis' birthday from Section 3-3-7 of the Mississippi Code, eliminating the state's recognition of a Confederate holiday. This change directly affects Mississippi's legal holiday schedule without altering Memorial Day's federal status or observance.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Jan 9, 2026
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Referred To State Affairs
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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Solomon Osborne
DDemocratic
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