Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2510
Mississippi Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act of 2016; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT OF 2016"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY DISPENSE CONTACT LENSES OR EYEGLASSES TO A PATIENT WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION FROM A LICENSED OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR LICENSED OPTOMETRIST; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A KIOSK TO CONDUCT AN EYE ASSESSMENT OR TO GENERATE A PRESCRIPTION FOR CONTACT LENSES OR EYEGLASSES UNLESS THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS READ AND INTERPRETED BY A LICENSED OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR LICENSED OPTOMETRIST; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR THE OPERATION OF A KIOSK FOR AN EYE ASSESSMENT; TO PROVIDE A COMPLAINT PROCEDURE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
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 SenateFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 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 Senate Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate