l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 677

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 February 5, 2013. The 2013 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

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives