Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1504
Vaccinations to attend school; authorize exemptions for medical reasons with physician's letter.
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.
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 BJan 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 committees on Judiciary B and on Education
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary B;EducationHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives