Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 28, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2015
Person is presumed to have directed health care providers to sustain life; provide as matter of law.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWAL OF NUTRITION OR HYDRATION FROM INCOMPETENT PERSONS; TO CODIFY SECTION 41-41-301, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO BE CITED AS THE "STARVATION AND DEHYDRATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PREVENTION ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT AN INCOMPETENT PERSON IS PRESUMED TO HAVE DIRECTED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY NUTRITION AND HYDRATION TO SUSTAIN LIFE; TO PROHIBIT A COURT, PROXY OR SURROGATE FROM WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWING NUTRITION OR HYDRATION EXCEPT UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT SAID PRESUMPTION IS INAPPLICABLE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-41-205, 41-41-209, 41-39-15, 41-41-3 AND 41-41-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 14 to February 28, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 28 · stopped45 days
Judiciary, Division AJan 14 to Feb 522 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 14 – Feb 28
- Jan 14Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
- Feb 5Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 28Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 14Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
- Feb 5Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 28Died On CalendarSenate