Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HR76: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day at the MS State Capitol; commend celebration on March 6, 2025.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 5, 2025
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ITS IMPRESSIVE HISTORY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, ITS LEGACY OF BROTHERHOOD AND ITS CELEBRATION OF MARCH 6, 2025, AS "OMEGA PSI PHI DAY" IN MISSISSIPPI.
What the bill says
A resolution commending omega psi phi fraternity, inc., for its impressive history of community activism, its legacy of brotherhood and its celebration of march 6, 2025, as "omega psi phi day" in mississippi.
From the engrossed text:
A RESOLUTION COMMENDING OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC., FOR ITS IMPRESSIVE HISTORY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, ITS LEGACY OF BROTHERHOOD AND ITS CELEBRATION OF MARCH 6, 2025, AS "OMEGA PSI PHI DAY" IN MISSISSIPPI. WHEREAS, the men and brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., have convened at the Mississippi State Capitol on March 6, 2025, in celebration of "Omega Psi Phi Day" in Mississippi in continuation of its legacy of occupying a progressive, cooperative and constructive place in the civic and political life of communities throughout the state, the nation and the world; and WHEREAS, this fraternity was the first international fraternal organization founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1911, by three distinguished Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper and Frank Coleman, with the assistance of their faculty advisor, Dr. Ernest Everett Just, and from the initials of the Greek phrase "friendship is essential to the soul," the name Omega Psi Phi was derived and the phrase was selected as the fraternity's motto; and WHEREAS, the organization's distinguished founders graduated from Howard University to become distinguished professionals with stellar resumes and impressive lives; and WHEREAS, Dr. Ernest E. Just became a world-renowned biologist who was the first recipient of the prestigious Spingarn Medal from the National Association for the Advancement …
Sponsors
- Hines, John W. (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Willie Bailey (D, 49)
- Christopher Bell (D, 65)
- Brown, Bo (D, 70)
- Rosebud, Tracey T. (D, 30)
- Taylor, Cheikh (D, 38)
- Watson, Percy W. (D, 103)
Latest actions
- : Enrolled Bill Signed
- : Immediate Release
- : Adopted
- : Title Suff Do Be Adopted
- : Referred To Rules
Subjects: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day at the MS State Capitol
Common questions
- What is HR76?
- HR76 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Day at the MS State Capitol; commend celebration on March 6, 2025.
- What does HR76 do?
- In its own words: A resolution commending omega psi phi fraternity, inc., for its impressive history of community activism, its legacy of brotherhood and its celebration of march 6, 2025, as "omega psi phi day" in mississippi.
- What is the status of HR76?
- Passed both chambers as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Enrolled Bill Signed (March 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR76?
- Hines, John W. (D, 50), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR76?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HR/HR0076.xml
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