Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1156
Nurse Protection Act of 2018; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NURSE PROTECTION ACT OF 2018"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-15-17, 73-15-19, 73-15-29 AND 73-15-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF NURSING WILL APPOINT THREE IMPARTIAL HEARING OFFICERS TO CONDUCT DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS IN LIEU OF THE BOARD; TO AUTHORIZE NURSING LICENSEES TO HAVE THEIR DISCIPLINARY MATTERS HEARD BY A HEARING OFFICER RATHER THAN THE BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSEES MAY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLEGATIONS WHILE RETAINING THE RIGHT TO A HEARING AND APPEAL; TO INCREASE THE STANDARD OF PROOF TO CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE IN ORDER TO FIND A LICENSEE GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE; TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT FOR FILING A BOND WHEN APPEALING A DISCIPLINARY ACTION OF THE BOARD; 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
January 15 to January 30, 2018, 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 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AJan 15 to Jan 30 · 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 15 – Jan 30
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives