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2018 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2148

"Mississippi Unborn Infants Dignity Act"; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI UNBORN INFANTS DIGNITY ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT MISCARRIED, STILLBORN OR ABORTED INFANTS ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY WITH PROPER BURIALS, THAT BROKEN BODIES OF ABORTED INFANTS ARE NOT SOLD FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTATION; TO REQUIRE FETAL DEATH REPORTING AND THE ISSUANCE OF FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATES FOR UNBORN INFANTS LOST EARLY IN PREGNANCY; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-11-58, 73-15-29 AND 73-25-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE OF FUNERAL DIRECTORS, PHYSICIANS, REGISTERED NURSES AND LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES TO THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 41-39-1, 41-39-3, 41-39-5 AND 41-39-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF AMENDMENT TO CONFORM THE DISPOSITION OF HUMAN REMAINS TO THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-57-31 AND 41-61-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE DUTIES OF THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF FETAL DEATH; 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 Senate

Its course

January 9 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 SenateJan 9 to Jan 30 · stopped21 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 9 to Jan 30 · stopped21 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 Senate Jan 9 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeSenate