Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 562
Immunizations; authorize exemptions for certain children in order to attend school.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT CHILDREN MAY NOT ATTEND SCHOOL UNLESS THEY HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION OR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION; TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER OR PHYSICIAN MAY PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF IMMUNIZATION FOR ANY CHILD WHO HAS BEEN AGE APPROPRIATELY IMMUNIZED AGAINST, OR DEMONSTRATES SEROLOGIC OR OTHER SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH IMMUNITY FROM, CERTAIN SPECIFIED DISEASES AND OTHER DISEASES AS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER; TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER MAY GRANT A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FROM IMMUNIZATION FOR ANY CHILD WHO, IN THE OPINION OF A PHYSICIAN, SUFFERS FROM A PHYSICAL CONDITION RECOGNIZED AS A CONTRA-INDICATION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A VACCINE AND IS AT INCREASED RISK FROM SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE VACCINE RELATIVE TO A TYPICAL OR HEALTHY CHILD FOR WHOM THE VACCINATION PROTOCOL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED; TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER MAY GRANT A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FROM IMMUNIZATION FOR ANY CHILD WHOSE LEGAL PARENT(S) OR GUARDIAN(S) FIRMLY HOLD A BONA FIDE BELIEF THAT A VACCINE OR IMMUNIZATION IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE CHILD; TO SPECIFY THE FACTORS THAT THE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER MUST CONSIDER IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE PARENT(S) OR GUARDIAN(S) OF A CHILD FIRMLY HOLD THAT TYPE OF BELIEF; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-91, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, WHEN THERE IS AN OCCURRENCE OF A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OR CONDITION AT A SCHOOL THAT REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF UNVACCINATED CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL, SHALL EXCLUDE FROM ATTENDANCE ANY CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED AGAINST THAT DISEASE OR CONDITION FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME NECESSARY TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH AND THAT OF THE PUBLIC; 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 13 to February 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.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 3
- Jan 13Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Education
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human Services;EducationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives