l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 792

Vulnerable persons; increase fine for failure to report abuse or neglect of patient or resident of care facility.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-47-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE FINE THAT MAY BE IMPOSED AND SET A MINIMUM FINE FOR CONVICTION OF THE KNOWING FAILURE TO MAKE A REQUIRED REPORT OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION OF A PATIENT OR RESIDENT OF A CARE FACILITY; 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

Its course

January 14 to March 1, 2011, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 320 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 14 to Jan 2511 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 1 · stopped26 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 11 to Mar 1 · stopped18 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 14 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 3Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Public Health and WelfareSenate
  7. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate