l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1474

Department of Health; require to conduct a review of quality of medical care provided to inmates of Department of Corrections.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 31, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REVIEW OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO INMATES OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; TO PROHIBIT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' COMPREHENSIVE CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDER FROM CHARGING STATE INMATES FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNAL KIOSKS AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SO THAT INMATES CAN MAKE REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL OR DENTAL APPOINTMENTS ELECTRONICALLY; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN DISPENSATION OF MEDICATION FOR STATE INMATES TO HELP ENSURE EFFECTIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO EMPLOY ONE LICENSED OR REGISTERED DIETICIAN FOR ALL OF ITS CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN ACCESS BE PROVIDED TO STATE INMATES FOR MEDICAL CARE AT ALL TIMES; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jeffrey Hulum III

Its course

January 20 to March 31, 2025, 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 action16 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1324 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 520 days

CorrectionsFeb 17 to Feb 2710 days

Government StructureFeb 27 to Mar 34 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Mar 31 · stopped26 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 5

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 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 13Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committees on Corrections and on Government Structure
  3. Feb 27Reported as amended from CR to GS in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 5Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 6Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 11Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 12Conferees named in the House: Creekmore IV, Currie and Clark
  4. Mar 17Conferees named in the Senate: Barnett, Chassaniol and Fillingane
  5. Mar 31Died in conference in the House
All 16 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To Corrections;Government StructureSenate
  8. Feb 27DR - TSDPAA: CR To GSSenate
  9. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  10. Mar 5AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  13. Mar 11Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 12Conferees Named Creekmore IV,Currie,ClarkHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 17Conferees Named Barnett,Chassaniol,FillinganeSenate
  16. Mar 31Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives