Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Labor Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 168
Workers' compensation; prohibit discharge of employee filing claim in good faith.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR AN EMPLOYER TO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS MADE A GOOD FAITH CLAIM UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 6 to March 3, 2009, 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.
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 House of Representatives Jan 6 – Feb 12
- Jan 6Referred to the House committee on Labor
- Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 11Read the third time in the House
- Feb 12Passed the House
In the Senate Feb 13 – Mar 3
- Feb 13Motion in the House to reconsider entered
- Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Labor and on Insurance
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 6Referred To LaborHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 11Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 12PassedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
- Feb 13Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Labor;InsuranceSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate