l9n/ Mississippi

2017 Regular Session

House Bill 1456

Vaccinations; authorize exemptions for medical purposes.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY FOR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN TO OBTAIN LETTERS OF EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATIONS OR LIMITING THE NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS FOR MEDICAL REASONS IN ORDER FOR THE CHILD TO ATTEND SCHOOL; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDER TO CLAIM AN EXEMPTION FROM A REQUIRED VACCINATION FOR MEDICAL REASONS, THE CHILD'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST PRESENT A LETTER FROM A PHYSICIAN STATING THAT THE REQUIRED VACCINE IS MEDICALLY CONTRAINDICATED OR POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO OR WOULD BE INJURIOUS TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE CHILD OR ANY MEMBER OF THE CHILD'S HOUSEHOLD; TO PROVIDE THAT EXEMPTIONS FROM VACCINATIONS FOR MEDICAL REASONS WILL BE VALID THE DURATION OF THE CHILD'S ATTENDANCE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPINION OF THE PHYSICIAN WHO SIGNED THE LETTER IS FINAL AND THE SCHOOL TO WHICH THE LETTER IS PRESENTED MUST ACCEPT THE LETTER; 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

Willie Bailey, Stephen A. Horne

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

EducationJan 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 committees on Education and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Education;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives