Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2272
Random nicotine testing; require for Medicaid recipients.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE RANDOM NICOTINE TESTING FOR ANY PERSON RECEIVING MEDICAID ASSISTANCE BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH PERSON WHOSE TEST RESULTS ARE POSITIVE REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF NICOTINE SHALL SHOW PROOF OF PARTICIPATION IN A TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM OR SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE MEDICAID BENEFITS FOR ONE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 30 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 SenateJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 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 Senate Jan 30 – Mar 6
- Jan 30Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 30Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate