SB2005 • 2026

Official state tartan; designate.

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 3-3-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE AN OFFICIAL STATE TARTAN FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Blackwell, Simmons (13th)
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Law
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide details on how the tartan will be used or promoted, nor does it specify any penalties for misuse.

Designating an Official State Tartan for Mississippi

This law creates a new section in the Mississippi Code to designate an official state tartan and provides details about its design and colors.

What This Bill Does

Creates Section 3-3-79 in the Mississippi Code of 1972, which names an official state tartan for Mississippi.
Describes what a tartan is: a plaid textile with stripes of varying width and color that repeat to form a pattern.
Specifies the exact design of the Mississippi Tartan using color codes and thread counts.
Lists the specific colors used in the tartan, including their Pantone and hexadecimal equivalents.

Who It Names or Affects

People who are interested in or use symbols of Mississippi's heritage.
Organizations that promote tourism or cultural activities related to Mississippi.

Terms To Know

Tartan: A plaid textile design with stripes of varying width and color, often used for traditional Scottish clothing like kilts.
Hexadecimal: A system of representing colors using six-digit codes made up of numbers and letters.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify how the tartan will be used or promoted.
It is unclear if there are any penalties for misuse of the state tartan.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/13 Approved by Governor
2026-03-09 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/09 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-09 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/09 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-03-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/05 (H) Returned For Enrolling
2026-03-04 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
03/04 (H) Passed
2026-02-26 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
2026-02-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/16 (H) Referred To State Affairs
2026-02-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/12 (S) Transmitted To House
2026-02-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/11 (S) Passed
2026-02-11 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/11 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
2026-02-02 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-06 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/06 (S) Referred To Tourism

Official Summary Text

Official state tartan; designate.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

S. B. No. 2005 *SS26/R88CS* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Tourism
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Blackwell, Simmons (13th)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 2005

AN ACT TO CREATE SECTION 3-3-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
DESIGNATE AN OFFICIAL STATE TARTAN FOR THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; 2
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 4
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 5
3-3-79, Mississippi Code of 1972: 6
3-3-79. (1) There shall be an official state tartan for the 7
state of Mississippi. A tartan is a plaid textile design 8
consisting of stripes of varying width and color, producing a 9
repeating pattern. This plaid is typically used in highland 10
dress, the most common of which is the Scottish Kilt. 11
(2) The pattern, image included, for the state tartan shall 12
be defined by the repeating design (half-sett) as follows: twenty 13
(20) Black, forty (40) Green, four (4) Blue, twenty (20) Black, 14
twenty (20) Green, eight (8) Red, twenty (20) Black, twenty (20) 15
Green, one (1) Yellow, one (1) Dark Gold, one (1) Yellow, one (1) 16
Yellow, one (1) Dark Gold, one (1) Yellow, four (4) White. 17
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(3) This pattern is described in the standard Tartan thread 18
count nomenclature, where each letter designates a color and the 19
number is the quantity of threads of that color in the stripe as: 20
K20 G40 B4 K20 G20 R8 K20 G20 Y1 RY1 Y1 RY1 WW4. 21
(4) The colors of the tartan shall be: 22
(a) Black (K) represented by Pantone 6-0000 TCX 23
(Black), with the hexadecimal equivalent #101010; 24
(b) Green (G) represented by Pantone 19-6050 TCX 25
(Forest Green), with the hexadecimal equivalent #006818; 26
(c) Blue (B) represented by Pantone 19-4057 TCX (Blue 27
Sapphire), with the hexadecimal equivalent #2C2C80; 28
(d) Red (R) represented by Pantone 19-1664 TCX (Red), 29
with the hexadecimal equivalent #C80000; 30
(e) Yellow (Y) represented by Pantone 14-0852 TCX 31
(Spectra Yellow), with the hexadecimal equivalent #E8C000; 32
(f) Dark Gold (RY) represented by Pantone 15-0956 TCX 33
(Golden Ochre), with the hexadecimal equivalent #BC8C00; and 34
(g) White (WW) represented by Pantone 11-0602 TCX (Snow 35
White), with the hexadecimal equivalent #F8F8F8. 36
(5) This tartan shall be known as the Mississippi Tartan and 37
may be freely used by any and all organizations, societies and 38
individuals affiliated with the state of Mississippi. 39
(6) This tartan is at this time listed in the United 40
Kingdom's Scottish Registry of Tartans: 41
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=2965. 42
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ST: Official state tartan; designate.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 43
and after July 1, 2026. 44