l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1505

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Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-23-37 AND 43-20-8, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOLS AND LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES WHEN A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OBJECTS TO IMMUNIZATION OF THE CHILD ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE IMMUNIZATION CONFLICTS WITH THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE IMMUNIZATION MAY BE REQUIRED REGARDLESS OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS ACT IN CASES WHEN SUCH DISEASE IS IN EPIDEMIC STAGES; TO PROVIDE THAT A PARENT OR GUARDIAN MUST FIRST FURNISH THE RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL OF THE SCHOOL OR FACILITY AN AFFIDAVIT IN WHICH THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN SWEARS OR AFFIRMS THAT THE IMMUNIZATION REQUIRED CONFLICTS WITH THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN BEFORE A CHILD IS EXEMPTED FROM IMMUNIZATION ON RELIGIOUS GROUNDS; 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

16 co-sponsors

William Tracy Arnold, Mark Baker, Randy P. Boyd, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Dana Criswell, Dan Eubanks, Steve Hopkins, Mark Tullos, Joel Bomgar, Vince Mangold, William Shirley, Stephen A. Horne, Ashley Henley, Shane Barnett, Angela Cockerham

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.

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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 House of Representatives Jan 15 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Education
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary B;EducationHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives