l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Bill 489

Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act and prohibitions against deceptive advertising by health care providers; delete repealers on.

Became law as Chapter 419, Laws of 2016, signed April 14, 2016, 66 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 41-121-1, 41-121-3, 41-121-5, 41-121-7 AND 41-121-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH IS "THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INFORMED HEALTH CARE CHOICES ACT" RELATING TO ADVERTISEMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 41-121-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON "THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INFORMED HEALTH CARE CHOICES ACT"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13 AND 73-39-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE REPEALERS ON THE PROVISIONS THAT MAKE VIOLATIONS OF THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO INFORMED HEALTH CARE CHOICES ACT 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 House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Kathy Sykes, Deborah Butler Dixon

Its course

February 8 to April 14, 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 action15 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 2921 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 8 to Feb 168 days

In the SenateFeb 29 to Mar 2828 days

Public Health and WelfareMar 7 to Mar 2215 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 28 to Apr 811 days

With the GovernorApr 8 to Apr 146 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 28

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 House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 29

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 16Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 25Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 29Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 2 – Mar 28

  1. Mar 2Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 7Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 22Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 28Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 29 – Apr 8

  1. Mar 29Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Apr 1Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  3. Apr 8Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 8 – Apr 14

  1. Apr 8Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 14Approved by the Governor
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 16Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 29Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 29PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 2Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 7Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  8. Mar 22Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  9. Mar 28AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 28Passed As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 29Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  12. Apr 1Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
  13. Apr 8Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  14. Apr 8Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  15. Apr 14Approved by GovernorGovernor