Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
House Bill 1420
Vaccinations; allow exemption from requirement for school attendance with parental affidavit as being contrary to their beliefs.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A CHILD WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE ANY SPECIFIC VACCINATION IN ORDER TO ATTEND A SCHOOL IF THE CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN SUBMITS TO THE SCHOOL A LETTER OR AFFIDAVIT THAT DOCUMENTS WHICH REQUIRED VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN, AND WHICH VACCINATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ON THE BASIS THAT THEY ARE CONTRARY TO HIS OR HER BELIEFS; TO PROVIDE THAT BEGINNING WITH THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR, A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ACCOMPANY THE LETTER OR AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH A SIGNED ATTESTATION FROM A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER THAT THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PROVIDED THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF THE VACCINATIONS AND THE HEALTH RISKS TO THE CHILD AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF THOSE DISEASES SPECIFIED FOR VACCINATION, AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN THAT INDICATES THAT THE SIGNER HAS RECEIVED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER; 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
January 20 to February 4, 2014, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives