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2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2726

Emergency health powers; define natural disaster and direct SDH to perform certain functions in public health emergencies (PEER).

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on February 12, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM NATURAL EMERGENCY PANDEMICS AND EPIDEMICS; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE DISPOSAL OF DANGEROUS WASTES OR OTHER CONTAMINATED PROPERTY IN THE WAKE OF A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC OR ACT OF TERRORISM; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT VETERINARIANS, CERTAIN STOCK DEALERS AND PHARMACISTS REPORT DISEASES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEATH INVESTIGATIONS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION, SECTION 41-39-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY TAKE CHARGE OF CORPSES FOLLOWING A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC OR ACT OF TERRORISM; 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

1 co-sponsor

Sampson Jackson II

Its course

January 16 to February 12, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the SenateJan 16 to Feb 12 · stopped27 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 16 to Feb 318 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 16 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 12Died On CalendarSenate