Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1543
DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require director of and investigators to be law enforcement officers.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-1-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE FRAUD INVESTIGATION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND EACH INVESTIGATOR OF THE UNIT TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, PART-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINEE; TO EXPAND THE DUTIES OF THE UNIT TO INCLUDE INVESTIGATIONS TO AID THE DEPARTMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF FRAUD OR ABUSE OF ANY PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT; 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
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · 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 Feb 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives