Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB287: State vegetable; designate sweet potato as.
Status: Failed, March 12, 2025
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE SWEET POTATO AS THE STATE VEGETABLE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to designate the sweet potato as the state vegetable of mississippi; and for related purposes.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE SWEET POTATO AS THE STATE VEGETABLE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is designated as the state vegetable of Mississippi. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
Sponsors
- Jon Lancaster (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Carpenter, Lester (R, 1)
Latest actions
- : Died On Calendar
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Tourism
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Agriculture
Votes
- Passed (January 29, 2025): 110 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: State vegetable
Common questions
- What is HB287?
- HB287 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): State vegetable; designate sweet potato as.
- What does HB287 do?
- In its own words: An act to designate the sweet potato as the state vegetable of mississippi; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB287?
- Failed as of March 12, 2025. Latest action: Died On Calendar (March 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB287?
- Jon Lancaster (R, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB287?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0287.xml
Source: official Mississippi record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.