Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 678
Breast-feeding; require hospitals and employers to take certain actions to promote and support.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-9-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO RESTRICT HOSPITALS FROM ENCOURAGING THE USE OF BABY FORMULA TO FEED NEWBORNS; TO AMEND 71-1-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR BREAST-FEEDING MOTHERS TO EXPRESS MILK; 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 2, 2010, 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 2 · stopped20 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Feb 2 · stopped20 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 2
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives