Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2070
Practice of optometry; require the Board of Optometry to define with certain exceptions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY TO DEFINE THE PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN OPHTHALMIC SURGERY PROCEDURES FROM THE DEFINITION OF OPTOMETRY AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY TO DETERMINE ANY REQUIRED HOURS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR ANY NEW PROCEDURE OFFERED BY OPTOMETRISTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 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 SenateJan 17 to Mar 3 · stopped46 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 17 to Mar 3 · stopped46 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 Senate Jan 17 – Mar 3
- Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate