Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 1261
State Medical Forgivable Loan Program for Minority Physicians; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-106-61.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE STATE MEDICAL FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM FOR MINORITY PHYSICIANS TO ENABLE ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO OBTAIN MEDICAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT LOAN RECIPIENTS MAY ELECT TO REPAY THEIR LOANS BY PRACTICING MEDICINE IN MISSISSIPPI IN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA OR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA OUTSIDE OF A METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS; 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 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives