l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 955

Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients and others.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO PREPARE A VIDEO FOR PRESENTATION IN THE OFFICES IN WHICH TANF BENEFITS, SNAP BENEFITS, FOOD THROUGH THE WIC PROGRAM, AND MEDICAID ASSISTANCE ARE PROVIDED BY THOSE AGENCIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE VIDEO SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING HABITS, PREVENTION OF AND REDUCING OBESITY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST-FEEDING INFANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF THOSE BENEFITS MAY VIEW THE VIDEO IN THE OFFICE OF THE AGENCY; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE AGENCIES ALSO SHALL PREPARE VIDEOS WITH INFORMATION ON PRENATAL HEALTH CARE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, ABSTINENCE EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE BIRTH CONTROL, MARRIAGE EDUCATION, PARENTING SKILLS, FAMILY PRESERVATION AND FATHERHOOD AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS, FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CERTAIN PERSONS AND ENTITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST; 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

7 co-sponsors

Clara Burnett, Chuck Espy, David Gibbs, Esther Harrison, Robert E. Huddleston, America Chuck Middleton, Sara R. Thomas

Its course

January 17 to February 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Jan 2710 days

MedicaidJan 27 to Feb 1 · stopped5 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Medicaid
  2. Jan 27Reported as a committee substitute from PH to ME in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human Services;MedicaidHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27DR - TSDPCS: PH To MEHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives