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SC 523

LGBTQ Rainbow flag; prohibit Department of Finance and Administration from allowing display on state buildings.

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Kathy Chism

Mississippi would have barred the rainbow LGBTQ Pride flag from being displayed on all state-owned, leased, or used property.

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Bill Summary · SC 523

Summary of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 523 (Mississippi, 2026)

Purpose

  • Direct the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) to prohibit the display of the LGBTQ Pride Movement rainbow flag on any state buildings or properties owned, leased, or used by state agencies or political subdivisions.

Key Provisions

  • Duty to Act: DFA is directed, as the agency responsible for administration of public properties in Mississippi, not to fly or otherwise permit the rainbow flag on state property.
  • Scope of Prohibition:
    • Applies to any rainbow flag that is “intended as a symbol of the LGBTQ Pride Movement.”
    • Covers properties owned, leased, or used by any state agency or political subdivision within Mississippi.
  • directs transmission and communication:
    • Copies of the resolution must be transmitted to the Governor and the Executive Director of DFA.
    • Made available to the Capitol Press Corps.

Who/What is Affected

  • Government Property: All state buildings and properties under the care of DFA, including properties owned, leased, or used by state agencies and political subdivisions.
  • State Agencies and Political Subdivisions: The prohibition would apply across these entities when displayed on state property.

Procedural/Timelines

  • Status: Died in committee (April 15, 2026), indicating it did not advance to a full vote or passage in its session.
  • Referral History:
    • Referred to Rules Committee on January 29, 2026.
    • Died in Rules Committee on April 15, 2026.
  • Sponsorship:
    • Primary sponsor: Senator Kathy Chism (co-sponsor listed).
    • Concurrent resolution, meaning it expresses the sense of both the Senate and House.

Additional Context

  • This is a resolution, not a bill with enacted law. As a concurrent resolution, it expresses a position of the Legislature and requests or directs a state agency to take action, but it does not itself create statutory law or punitive penalties.
  • Given its status as “Died In Committee,” it did not become effective, and no compliance requirements would take effect unless further legislative action were taken in a subsequent session.

Summary in Plain Language

SC 523 would have required Mississippi’s Department of Finance and Administration to bar the display of the rainbow LGBTQ Pride flag on all state-owned, state-leased, or state-used property. The measure targeted a display across state agencies and political subdivisions. Although it passed through to committee consideration, the resolution did not advance and therefore did not become policy.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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