l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 738

Mental health; modernize terminology used to refer to persons with mental retardation.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 1-3-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY" WHEN USED IN ANY STATUTE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 1-3-57, 1-3-58, 11-5-49, 11-5-113, 25-3-25, 25-7-61, 35-5-31, 37-3-85, 37-16-11, 37-23-3, 37-23-61, 37-23-63, 37-23-91, 37-101-285, 37-143-13, 41-4-1, 41-4-5, 41-4-7, 41-4-8, 41-4-11, 41-4-23, 41-5-44, 41-7-173, 41-19-1, 41-19-7, 41-19-15, 41-19-17, 41-19-31, 41-19-33, 41-19-37, 41-19-38, 41-19-39, 41-19-41, 41-19-43, 41-19-91, 41-19-103, 41-19-116, 41-19-118, 41-19-141, 41-19-147, 41-19-155, 41-19-157, 41-19-201, 41-19-203, 41-19-205, 41-19-207, 41-19-211, 41-19-213, 41-19-231, 41-19-235, 41-19-237, 41-19-239, 41-19-243, 41-19-245, 41-19-301, 41-21-35, 41-21-61, 41-21-67, 41-21-69, 41-21-73, 41-21-77, 41-21-82, 41-21-83, 41-21-87, 41-21-103, 41-21-109, 41-39-7, 43-6-171, 43-13-105, 43-13-117, 43-17-5, 43-21-105, 43-27-25, 73-19-23, 83-41-205, 83-41-207, 93-1-5, 93-5-1, 97-9-25, 99-13-1, 99-13-3, 99-13-5 AND 99-13-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MODERNIZE THE TERMINOLOGY THAT IS USED TO REFER TO PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND THE COMMISSIONS AND FACILITIES THAT PROVIDE TREATMENT AND CARE TO THOSE PERSONS, BY REFERRING TO THEM AS PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, CARE AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THE MEDICAID EPSDT PROGRAM FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROVIDE STATE MATCHING FUNDS TO THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO OBTAIN FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS THROUGH THE DIVISION; 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

41 co-sponsors

Noal Akins, Mark Baker, Toby Barker, Donnie Bell, Sidney Bondurant, Kimberly Campbell Buck, Clara Burnett, Larry Byrd, Gary Chism, Jim Ellington, Frances Fredericks, Herb Frierson, Joe C. Gardner, Andy Gipson, Philip Gunn, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Roger Ishee, Brandon Jones, Sherra Hillman Lane, W. T. Mayhall, Jr., Kevin McGee, Alex Monsour, Billy Nicholson, Russ Nowell, Diane C. Peranich, Bill Pigott, John Read, Dannie Reed, Ferr Smith, Greg Snowden, Mary Ann Stevens, Rufus Straughter, Preston E. Sullivan, Sara R. Thomas, Jessica Upshaw, Greg Ward, Joseph L. Warren, Linda Whittington, Omeria Scott, Bryant W. Clark, Richard Bennett

Its course

January 13 to March 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 action11 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Jan 2815 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 2 · stopped21 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 18 to Mar 2 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

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 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 9 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 9Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 11Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended
  5. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  6. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  7. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 18Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  11. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate