Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1082
Community hospitals; change time of referendum or proposed sale of by the owner.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-13-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN AN OWNER OF A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WISHES TO SELL THE HOSPITAL OR LEASE THE HOSPITAL WITH AN OPTION TO SELL IT, A PETITION REQUESTING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE OWNER SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS OF SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR THE SALE OR LEASE OF THE HOSPITAL MAY BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE OWNER; TO PROVIDE THAT IF LESS THAN A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS IN THE ELECTION VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE QUESTION, THEN THE OWNER IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO SELL OR LEASE THE HOSPITAL; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS IN THE ELECTION VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE QUESTION, OR IF NO SUCH PETITION REQUESTING AN ELECTION IS TIMELY FILED WITH THE CLERK, THEN THE OWNER MAY SEEK PROPOSALS FOR THE SALE OR LEASE OF THE HOSPITAL AND MAY SELL OR LEASE THE HOSPITAL TO THE RESPONDENT SUBMITTING THE HIGHEST AND BEST PROPOSAL AFTER PUBLISHING NOTICE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives