Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 676
Community hospitals; revise Open Meetings and Public Records Acts provisions regarding and revise qualifications to be trustees of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IS A PUBLIC BODY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-41-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ABILITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR MATTERS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL AS A BUSINESS ENTITY; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS CONTAINING INFORMATION CONCERNING TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF A PROPRIETARY NATURE DEVELOPED BY A PUBLIC HOSPITAL ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT FEDERAL STATUTORY LAW IMPOSING CONFIDENTIALITY UPON A RECORD WILL EXEMPT THE RECORD FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983; TO AMEND SECTION 25-61-12, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS RELATING TO THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC HOSPITAL ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983; TO AMEND SECTION 41-13-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-13-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO IMPOSE A GREATER AMOUNT FOR THE PERFORMANCE BOND TO BE SECURED ON BEHALF OF TRUSTEES OF A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN A LARGER COUNTY; TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-13-35 AND 41-13-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 27-104-155, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-9-68, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL RECORDS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OF 1983; 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 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives