Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1319
Statewide emergency network; require Department of Health to create to enhance communications with hospitals in times of disaster.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, TO DEVELOP AN EMERGENCY NETWORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE UNIFORM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH HOSPITALS IN TIMES OF DISASTER; TO REQUIRE THE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO UTILIZE IRIDIUM OR COMPARABLE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE UNIFORM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM; 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 UtilitiesJan 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 committees on Public Utilities and on Appropriations
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Utilities;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives