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.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1360
State Board of Health; require to create database of deceased persons for county election officials.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-57-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO CREATE A DATABASE TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE LOCAL REGISTRARS OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS, THE COUNTY ELECTION REGISTRARS, THE TAX ASSESSOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION, WHICH CONTAINS AN UPDATED LIST OF THE DEATHS OF ALL PERSONS, BY COUNTY; TO REQUIRE THE LISTS TO INCLUDE THE FULL NAME (AS RECORDED ON THE DEATH CERTIFICATE), DATE OF DEATH, SEX, RACE, AGE AND USUAL PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF THE DECEASED PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE CIRCUIT CLERK OF EACH COUNTY TO PREPARE AND KEEP IN HIS OFFICE A FULL AND COMPLETE LIST OF ALL DECEASED PERSONS IN THE COUNTY USING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DATABASE ESTABLISHED FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 41-57-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE LOCAL REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS TO SUPPLY THE MONTHLY REPORTS OF DEATH TO THE COUNTY REGISTRAR, TAX ASSESSOR AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT; 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
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
- Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Public Health and Human Services;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives