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 479
Mississippi Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT EACH PERSON WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO DETERMINE, IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION, WHETHER HE OR SHE WILL RECEIVE VACCINATIONS OR IMMUNIZATIONS FOR ANY DISEASE; TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FROM REQUIRING ANY SUCH PERSON TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION OR IMMUNIZATION FOR ANY DISEASE AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT OR A CONDITION OF RECEIVING ANY BENEFIT OR SERVICE; TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON OR ENTITY FROM USING ANY MEANS OF INTIMIDATION OR THREAT OF TERMINATION OF ANY SUCH PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT, OR DENIAL OR REDUCTION OF ANY BENEFIT OR SERVICE TO ANY SUCH PERSON, OR DISCLOSURE OF ANY SUCH PERSON'S MEDICAL HISTORY OR RECORDS TO OTHERS, IN ORDER TO CAUSE THE PERSON TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION OR IMMUNIZATION FOR ANY DISEASE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW FIRST RESPONDERS AN EXEMPTION FROM VACCINATIONS FOR PHILOSOPHICAL REASONS; 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 15 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 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 15 to Feb 5 · stopped21 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 – Feb 5
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives