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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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DATE TYPED 03/10/05 HB

SHORT TITLE Change State Motto

SB 953/aSPAC/aSFC

ANALYST Ford

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Secretary of State (SOS)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SFC Amendment

The Senate Finance Committee amendment strikes the Senate Public Affairs Committee

amendment. This has the effect of changing the proposed new state motto back to “antique sus-

pice, crastina accipe” (“respect the past, embrace the future.”).

Synopsis of SPAC Amendment

The Senate Public Affairs Committee amendment replaces “antiqua suspice” as the new state

motto with “gracias a Dios por Mississippi” which means “thank God for Mississippi.”

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 953 changes the state motto from “crescit eundo” (which means “it grows as it goes”)

to “antiqua suspice, crastina accipe” (which means “respect the past, embrace the future.”) The

change shall be phased in over a period of 5 years to allow for alterations to fixtures and materi-

als that incorporate the state seal, coat of arms or state motto.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Because the bill allows the change to be phased in over 5 years, the bill should have little or no

fiscal impact.

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