HR 155 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Northside High School Gators Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 2A State Championship.

This bill is a House Resolution that formally commends and congratulates the Northside High School Gators Boys Basketball Team and their coach Demarcus McKinley for winning the Mississippi High School Activities Association Class 2A State Championship. The resolution recognizes the team's first-ever state title, which they achieved by defeating the Pelahatchie High School Chiefs 51-39 in the championship game held on March 7, 2026. It highlights the team's strong performance throughout the season, including a 28-3 record and their victory in the semifinals, while noting that the win represents the first state championship in the North Bolivar area since 1989. The resolution is presented to the team, coach, and local media as an official acknowledgment of their athletic achievement.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2026 Last action Apr 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 3 edits
MINOR
The document was converted from a House Resolution (HR) to a formal bill (HR 155), likely to facilitate a different legislative process or committee assignment. The substantive content regarding the commendation of the Northside High School basketball team remained identical, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a specific page header note.
TECHNICAL

The document title and header were changed from 'HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 155' to 'H. R. No. 155', and the session header was updated to reflect 'As Adopted by House'.

The page footer was altered to include a specific note ('ST: Northside High School Gators Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 2A State Championship') which was not present in the original version.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the WHEREAS clauses, including the addition of special character markers (����) and slight rephrasing of line breaks, though the actual text and meaning of the resolution remained unchanged.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
2
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Be Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Committee
Referred To Rules
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Robert Sanders
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