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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2670

Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act; enact.

Became law as Chapter 409, Laws of 2012, signed April 18, 2012, 58 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT ENTITLED "THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INFORMED HEALTH CARE CHOICES ACT"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO REGULATE AND PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS' ADVERTISEMENT PRACTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-61, 73-21-97, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-6-19 AND 73-39-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF DECEPTIVE ADVERTISEMENT BY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AS SPECIFIC GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST LICENSEES; 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 Senate

3 co-sponsors

Brice Wiggins, Kenneth Wayne Jones, Robert L. Jackson

Its course

February 20 to April 18, 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 action16 actions on 11 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 817 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 20 to Mar 110 days

Judiciary, Division BMar 1 to Mar 65 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 8 to Apr 427 days

Public Health and Human ServicesMar 19 to Mar 223 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 1814 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 8

  1. Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Mar 1Reported as a committee substitute from PH to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Mar 8Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Mar 8 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 8Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  2. Mar 9Sent to the House
  3. Mar 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  4. Mar 22Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  5. Apr 4Passed the House

To the Governor Apr 4 – Apr 18

  1. Apr 4Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Myers, Mims and Barker)
  2. Apr 5Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  4. Apr 11Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  5. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  6. Apr 18Approved by the Governor
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Mar 1DR - TSDPCS: PH To JBSenate
  3. Mar 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Mar 8Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Mar 8PassedSenate
  6. Mar 8Immediate ReleaseSenate
  7. Mar 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Mar 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 22Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  10. Apr 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  11. Apr 4Motion to Reconsider Entered (Myers, Mims, Barker)House of Representatives
  12. Apr 5Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  14. Apr 11Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  15. Apr 11Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  16. Apr 18Approved by GovernorGovernor