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2016 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2546

"Mississippi Unborn Infants Dignity Act"; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI UNBORN INFANTS DIGNITY ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT MISCARRIED, STILLBORN OR ABORTED INFANTS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY WITH PROPER BURIALS, THAT BROKEN BODIES OF ABORTED INFANTS ARE NOT SOLD FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTATION; TO REQUIRE FETAL DEATH REPORTING AND THE ISSUANCE OF FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATES FOR UNBORN INFANTS LOST EARLY IN PREGNANCY; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-11-58, 73-15-29 AND 73-25-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS, PHYSICIANS, REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES TO THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-39-1, 41-39-3, 41-39-5 AND 41-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT TO CONFORM THE DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS TO THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-57-31 AND 41-61-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE DUTIES OF THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF FETAL DEATH; 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 Senate

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.

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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 Senate Feb 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeSenate