Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1650
Vaccinations; provide for standard procedures for obtaining medical exemption from any required.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IF ANY PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THE UNITED STATES COMPLETES A MEDICAL EXEMPTION FORM STATING THAT SUCH VACCINATION MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH, ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN A VACCINATION SHALL BE INAPPLICABLE UNTIL SUCH VACCINATION IS FOUND TO NO LONGER BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH BY THE INDIVIDUAL'S PHYSICIAN, NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; TO PRESCRIBE THE REQUIRED CONTENTS OF THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION FORM; TO PROHIBIT ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY, BOARD OR COMMISSION FROM REQUIRING ANY OTHER CONDITION OR REQUIREMENT FOR THE MEDICAL EXEMPTION TO A VACCINE OR VACCINES; TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS OF HAVING A MEDICAL EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR PENALTY BY ANY STATE OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY, BOARD OR COMMISSION FOR ISSUING A MEDICAL EXEMPTION FORM AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-7-301, 41-23-37, 41-23-43 AND 43-17-5, 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
Its course
February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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 Feb 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives