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2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1347

Department and Board of Health; abolish and transfer duties to a new Division of Health in Governor's Office and extend repealer date.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 41-3-1.1, 41-3-5.1, 41-3-6, 41-3-15, 41-3-16, 41-3-17, 41-3-18 AND 41-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT AND PRESCRIBE THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 41-3-1.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ABOLISH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO TRANSFER ALL OF THE POWERS, DUTIES, PROPERTY, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND UNEXPENDED FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO THE DIVISION OF HEALTH IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR; TO TRANSFER ALL OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF HEALTH; TO ESTABLISH THE DIVISION OF HEALTH IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO PERFORM THE DUTIES THAT WERE FORMERLY PERFORMED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTION 41-3-5.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT A FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF HEALTH, WHO SHALL SERVE AT THE WILL AND PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR; TO PRESCRIBE THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL BE THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER; TO AMEND REENACTED SECTIONS 41-3-6, 41-3-15, 41-3-16, 41-3-17, 41-3-18 AND 41-3-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 41-3-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO TAKE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OATH OF OFFICE, AND SECTION 41-3-4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND COMPENSATION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE DIVISION OF HEALTH IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE POSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF HEALTH AND PRESCRIBE THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES; 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

Chris Brown, John L. Moore

Its course

January 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

AppropriationsJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives