Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 588
"Mississippi Homebound State Identification Card Act"; establish to create unit within DPS to provide in-home services for disabled persons.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "MISSISSIPPI HOMEBOUND STATE IDENTIFICATION CARD ACT"; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO ESTABLISH A HOMEBOUND IDENTIFICATION UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND DUE TO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS OR SEVERE MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS DEFINED UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE MINIMUM RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE HOMEBOUND IDENTIFICATION UNIT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIT; TO REQUIRE THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE UNIT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PROGRAM'S STATUS TO THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE; TO PRESCRIBE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR IN-HOME STATE IDENTIFICATION CARD SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 45-35-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO UPDATE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE CREATION OF THE PROGRAM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 45-35-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 15 to February 4, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 days
Judiciary AJan 15 to Feb 4 · stopped20 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 15 – Feb 4
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives