l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 268

Public universities and colleges; require to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building on campus.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Universities and Colleges Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH EDUCATIONAL BUILDING, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, DORMITORY AND CAFETERIA ON THE CAMPUS OF PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO HAVE AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR AND AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) STORED IN A SECURE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION WITHIN EACH RESPECTIVE BUILDING; TO DEFINE THE TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSAL OF EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS, AND THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, TESTING AND USE OF AEDS; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY; TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS OR MEMBERS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY TRAINED BY LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS OR USE AN AED FOR PERSON IN EMERGENCY ANAPHYLAXIS OR CARDIAC ARREST; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD, TO ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES BY PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSAL OF AN EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR, AND THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE, TESTING AND USE OF AEDS ON POSTSECONDARY CAMPUSES; 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

1 co-sponsor

Bryant W. Clark

Its course

January 27 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 RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

Universities and CollegesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 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 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Referred to the House committees on Universities and Colleges and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred To Universities and Colleges;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives