HR 81 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Honorable Robert George Clark, Jr.; commend life and distinguished public service career upon his passing.

This is a commemorative resolution (HR 81), not a policy bill. It formally honors the late Robert George Clark, Jr., former Mississippi House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore and the first African American elected to the Mississippi Legislature in the 20th century (1967). The resolution commemorates his 36-year legislative career, his role as a civil rights pioneer, and his leadership as the first Black Speaker Pro Tempore (1992-2000), while expressing sympathy to his family. It was passed by the Mississippi House on March 7, 2025, following his death on March 4, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action Mar 7, 2025

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As Introduced → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended from a House Resolution to a formal House Bill (HR 81), changing its procedural status from a non-binding resolution to a bill that could potentially become law. The substantive content remained largely the same, with minor formatting adjustments and some text modifications that appear to be editorial changes rather than policy changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope did not change substantively; it remains a resolution mourning the life of Robert George Clark, Jr. The change is procedural, converting it from a House Resolution to a House Bill format.

TECHNICAL

The document header changed from 'HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 81' to 'HR 81 (As Adopted by House)', indicating a procedural change in how the bill is being processed.

Some formatting changes occurred, including the removal of Mississippi Legislature session headers and adjustments to page numbering and official markings.

Text formatting changes were made throughout the document, including some character encoding issues (shown as special characters) and minor wording adjustments that do not affect substantive policy.

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

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Committee

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Be Adopted

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred To Rules

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