Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 23, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 1679
Appropriation; provide premium pay to essential health care workers through MSDH grants.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO UTILIZE SUCH FUNDS TO ESTABLISH A "HAZARD PAY FOR ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS" GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE $1,500 IN PREMIUM PAY TO COMPENSATE HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO PERFORM JOBS IN PUBLIC SETTINGS AT HEIGHTENED RISK OF EXPOSURE TO COVID-19; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYERS OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO APPLY FOR SUCH GRANT FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GRANT SHALL ONLY BE APPLICABLE DURING THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; 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 18 to February 23, 2022, 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 18 to Feb 23 · stopped5 days
AppropriationsFeb 18 to Feb 23 · stopped5 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 18 – Feb 23
- Feb 18Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 18Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives