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 1366
Licensing boards; prohibit from disciplinary or threatening discipline of health care providers for exercising free speech rights.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-49-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE LICENSING BOARDS OR AGENCIES OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS FROM REPRIMANDING, SANCTIONING, REVOKING OR THREATENING TO REVOKE A LICENSE, CERTIFICATE OR REGISTRATION OF A PRACTITIONER FOR EXERCISING HIS OR HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH, UNLESS THE BOARD OR AGENCY PROVES BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THE SPEECH USED BY THE PRACTITIONER LED TO THE DIRECT PHYSICAL HARM OF A PERSON WITH WHOM THE PRACTITIONER HAD A PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING BOARDS OR AGENCIES OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE A PRACTITIONER WITH ANY COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR WHICH REVOCATION ACTIONS MAY BE IN ORDER WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH COMPLAINT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-23-59, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13, 73-31-21, 73-39-77, 73-71-33 AND 73-75-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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
26 co-sponsors
Shane Aguirre, William Tracy Arnold, Randy P. Boyd, Chris Brown, Larry Byrd, Lester Carpenter, Becky Currie, Greg Haney, Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, Steve Hopkins, Timmy Ladner, Jonathan Ray Lancaster, Kent McCarty, Jay McKnight, Doug McLeod, Ken Morgan, Bill Pigott, Brent Powell, John Read, Rob Roberson, Randy Rushing, Donnie Scoggin, Fred Shanks, Jerry R. Turner, Brady Williamson, Charles Young, Jr.
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