l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1678

Baby safety devices; require to be inspected and approved by Health Department before use by emergency medical services provider.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE BABY SAFETY DEVICES TO BE REPORTED TO, INSPECTED BY AND APPROVED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BEFORE THE DEVICE MAY BE USED BY AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCATION OF ANY BABY SAFETY DEVICES INSTALLED BEFORE JULY 1, 2024, MUST BE REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE RANDOM UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS OF BABY SAFETY DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT AN ONGOING INFORMATION CAMPAIGN TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE BABY DROP-OFF LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-203, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE CHAIRMEN OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO WERE PLACED IN A BABY SAFETY DEVICE DURING THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR AND THE LOCATION OF THE BABY SAFETY DEVICES IN WHICH THOSE CHILDREN WERE PLACED; 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

Its course

February 19 to April 2, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 818 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 19 to Feb 2910 days

In the SenateMar 8 to Apr 2 · stopped25 days

Public Health and WelfareMar 19 to Mar 278 days

AppropriationsMar 27 to Apr 2 · stopped6 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 8

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 8Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Appropriations
  3. Mar 27Reported from PH to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 8Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 8PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 19Referred To Public Health and Welfare;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 27DR - TSDP: PH To APSenate
  8. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate