l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 1167

Breast-feeding; require certain practices to support and promote.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE BREAST-FEEDING IN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE MANY BENEFITS OF BREAST-FEEDING; TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH A REASONABLE BREAK TIME AND A PRIVATE SPACE TO EXPRESS MILK DURING WORK HOURS; TO REQUIRE ALL HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE BIRTH SERVICES TO HAVE A WRITTEN INFANT FEEDING POLICY THAT SUPPORTS BREAST-FEEDING, WHICH ALL RELEVANT HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MUST BE SUFFICIENTLY TRAINED IN; TO REQUIRE MATERNAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO DISPLAY A "BREAST-FEEDING IN MISSISSIPPI: GUIDELINES" SIGN IN A PUBLIC PLACE ON THEIR PREMISES; TO SPECIFY THE CONTENTS OF THE BREAST-FEEDING GUIDELINES AND REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO REVISE THE GUIDELINES AS NEEDED; TO AMEND SECTION 17-25-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A MISDEMEANOR FOR ANY PERSON TO VIOLATE A MOTHER'S RIGHT TO BREAST-FEED HER CHILD IN ANY LOCATION WHERE SHE IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO BE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-20-31 AND 71-1-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

6 co-sponsors

John W. Hines, Sr., Earle S. Banks, Christopher M. Bell, Jarvis Dortch, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Robert L. Johnson III

Its course

February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives