l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 1065

Stillborn children; require death certificate for, and require notice to parents that they may obtain birth certificate for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT A DEATH CERTIFICATE BE PREPARED FOR EACH STILLBORN CHILD IN THIS STATE IN THE SAME MANNER AND BY THE SAME PERSONS AS REQUIRED FOR OTHER DEATH CERTIFICATES; TO REQUIRE THE PERSON WHO WOULD HAVE PREPARED A BIRTH CERTIFICATE FOR A STILLBORN CHILD IF THE CHILD HAD BEEN BORN ALIVE TO NOTIFY AND ADVISE THE PARENT OR PARENTS OF THE STILLBORN CHILD THAT A PARENT MAY REQUEST AND OBTAIN THE PREPARATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH FROM THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS; TO REQUIRE THAT SAME PERSON TO PROVIDE TO THE PARENT OR PARENTS OF THE STILLBORN CHILD THE FORM NEEDED TO OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE, IF THE PARENT OR PARENTS INDICATE THAT THEY WISH TO REQUEST THE PREPARATION OF A CERTIFICATE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FORMS TO HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS AND MIDWIVES AS NEEDED FOR THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION; 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

17 co-sponsors

Alyce G. Clarke, Willie Bailey, Earle S. Banks, David Baria, Clara Burnett, Carolyn Crawford, Reecy L. Dickson, George Flaggs, Jr., John W. Hines, Sr., Robert L. Johnson III, Timmy Ladner, Rita Martinson, Brad Mayo, Nolan Mettetal, Willie J. Perkins, Sr., Randy Rushing, Sara R. Thomas

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Public Health and Human Services;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives