l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 888

Mississippi Burn Care Fund; revise use of monies in, increase license tag fees to be deposited into.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-9-70, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER AND ANY BURN CENTER AFFILIATED WITH A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTER IN THE MISSISSIPPI TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM AS A BURN CENTER FOR WHICH FUNDS SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FROM THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND; TO DELETE THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER AS BEING AN AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING GIFTS, DONATIONS, BEQUESTS, APPROPRIATIONS OR GRANTS AND FOR DEPOSIT OF SUCH INTO THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-44.4, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE THAT IS IMPOSED FOR ANY DISTINCTIVE OR SPECIAL LICENSE TAG OR PLATE AND THE PROCEEDS OF WHICH ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND; TO AMEND SECTION 41-59-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH SHALL REVISE THE PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO MISSISSIPPI BURN VICTIMS THROUGH THE EXISTING TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM OF HOSPITALS TO INCLUDE BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER AND ANY BURN CENTER AFFILIATED WITH A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER IN THE MISSISSIPPI TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM; TO AMEND SECTION 27-19-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ASSESS AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF FIFTY CENTS UPON EACH SET OF LICENSE TAGS AND TWO DECALS ISSUED, OR UPON EACH SET OF TWO DECALS ISSUED, FOR PRIVATE CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS AND FOR PRIVATE CARRIERS OF PROPERTY OF A GROSS WEIGHT OF 10,000 POUNDS AND LESS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEEDS FROM SUCH FEE SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND CREATED IN SECTION 7-9-70; 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

17 co-sponsors

Brent Anderson, William Tracy Arnold, Lester Carpenter, Jim Estrada, Kevin Felsher, Zachary Grady, Jeff Hale, Rodney Hall, Jeffrey Hulum III, Justin Keen, Bill Kinkade, Brad Mattox, Jay McKnight, Jerry R. Turner, Henry Zuber III, Otis Anthony, Carolyn Crawford

Its course

January 17 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Jan 2912 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Jan 2811 days

In the SenateJan 29 to Mar 4 · stopped34 days

AppropriationsFeb 17 to Mar 4 · 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 17 – Jan 29

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Jan 29Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Jan 30 – Mar 4

  1. Jan 30Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Appropriations
  3. Mar 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 29Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 29PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Jan 30Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To AppropriationsSenate
  7. Mar 4Died In CommitteeSenate