Committees · 2012 Regular Session
Public Health and Human Services
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2012 Regular Session.
Bills sent139
6% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out26%
36 of 139; 1 moved on without a report, 102 stopped in committee
Time in committee9 days
most between 3 and 10 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
2026226 bills
reported 24% · typically 12 days, most 6–15 · 0 amendments · 30 members
2025208 bills
reported 41% · typically 8 days, most 5–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2024192 bills
reported 27% · typically 15 days, most 8–31 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2023147 bills
reported 16% · typically 7 days, most 6–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2022150 bills
reported 13% · typically 10 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2021139 bills
reported 13% · typically 8 days, most 2–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2020136 bills
reported 15% · typically 14 days, most 6–27 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2019120 bills
reported 19% · typically 10 days, most 8–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2018105 bills
reported 19% · typically 8 days, most 3–12 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2017124 bills
reported 25% · typically 8 days, most 2–13 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2016123 bills
reported 24% · typically 8 days, most 3–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2015131 bills
reported 28% · typically 4 days, most 2–8 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2014153 bills
reported 25% · typically 8 days, most 1–11 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2013129 bills
reported 25% · typically 7 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2012139 bills
reported 26% · typically 9 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2011152 bills
reported 41% · typically 10 days, most 8–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2010183 bills
reported 42% · typically 10 days, most 8–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2009175 bills
reported 44% · typically 13 days, most 8–17 · 0 amendments · 0 members
2008184 bills
reported 43% · typically 13 days, most 6–15 · 0 amendments · 0 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2012 Regular Session, newest first.
139 bills
Senate Bill 2367 · Vulnerable person act; clarify abuse and neglect under.
Sent March 29, 2012 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2209 · Department of Human Services; extend repealers.
Sent March 22, 2012 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2479 · Child drop-off with emergency medical services provider law; clarify parent anonymity under.
Sent March 21, 2012 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2526 · Professional art therapists; update educational qualifications for licensure.
Sent March 21, 2012 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2271 · Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements.
Sent March 19, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
Senate Bill 2527 · Mississippi Respiratory Care Practice Act; make technical revisions to.
Sent March 19, 2012 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2670 · Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act; enact.
Sent March 19, 2012 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2339 · State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer and amend various licensing laws.
Sent March 14, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2685 · Mississippi Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; extend repealer.
Sent March 14, 2012 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2696 · Mental health/intellectual disability statutes; bring forward.
Sent March 14, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
Senate Bill 2700 · Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers (PPECC); provide for licensure by the State Department of Health and Medicaid reimbursement.
Sent March 14, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2715 · Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for.
Sent March 14, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2367 · Vulnerable person act; clarify abuse and neglect under.
Sent March 13, 2012 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2694 · Mississippi Rural Hospital Flexibility Act; clarify state oversight of hospital networks.
Sent March 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
Senate Bill 2710 · County mental health holding facilities; initial assessment of patients shall be by physician or nurse practitioner.
Sent March 13, 2012 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 887 · Preneed contracts for funeral services; revise various provisions relating to trusts and substitute providers.
Sent March 6, 2012 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1462 · County mental health holding facilities; not required to have initial patient assessment by a psychiatrist.
Sent March 6, 2012 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 317 · Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce; establish within UMMC.
Sent March 1, 2012 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1196 · Abortion; prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable heartbeat.
Sent March 1, 2012 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 153 · Mississippi Interagency Council on Homelessness; create.
Sent February 29, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
119 more
House Bill 650 · Pharmacy benefit managers; require to inform plan sponsors of any rebates received from drug manufacturers.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 659 · Mississippi Clinical Laboratory Science Practice Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 684 · CON; organize various provisions of CON law into separate code sections.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 734 · Medical providers; limit charges for photocopying patients' records.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 735 · State Medical Examiner; require to be a resident of Mississippi.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 749 · Anatomical Gift Act, Revised Mississippi Uniform; delete repealer on.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 763 · Mental Health, Department of; employees who are provided housing on facility grounds must pay rent.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 813 · Professional Art Therapists; update educational qualifications for licensure.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 818 · Mississippi Respiratory Care Practice Act; make technical revisions to.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 819 · State Department of Health regulations for advanced life support personnel; define EMT-Paramedic Critical Care.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 834 · Family protection specialists and workers; extend repealers on duty of DHS to establish employment standards for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 852 · Health care facility licensure and inspection fees; authorize State Board of Health to set.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 859 · CON; authorize transfer of nursing home beds from Hancock County and new nursing home beds in Lamar County.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 871 · Mental health; bring forward statutes relating to.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 872 · Radiological health entities; State Board of Health shall set applicable fees for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 874 · Cemetery law; revise provisions relating to perpetual care trust funds and encumbering cemeteries.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 887 · Preneed contracts for funeral services; revise various provisions relating to trusts and substitute providers.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 892 · Smokefree Air Act of 2012; enact.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 893 · Smoke-free Air Act of 2012; enact.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 899 · Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 912 · Health care professionals; may provide services at free medical clinics without MS license if have out-of-state license.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 915 · CON: issue for nursing facility in Jackson to provide care to ventilator dependent pediatric patients.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 917 · Sickle Cell Disease; create task force to study growing incidence and available treatment options.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 953 · Hospitals; require to notify patients before referring patient's account to collection agency.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 963 · Adoption; authorize opening of when child reaches age of 18 years.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 965 · Newborns; require hospitals to perform pulse oximetry screening on after birth.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 979 · Medical examiners; increase maximum monthly salary for chief examiners and fee for death investigation reports.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 989 · Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; provide for licensure of by State Department of Health.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 999 · Autopsy; consent must be obtained from deceased's relative before being performed.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1003 · Smoke-Free Air Act of 2012; enact.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1006 · Surgical procedures; require recording of with video device and maintained for four years.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1052 · "Bill of Rights" for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1055 · Nursing facilities; licensing agency shall require to carry a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1062 · Health care workers; require to have criminal history records check once every 3 years.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1065 · Stillborn children; require death certificate for, and require notice to parents that they may obtain birth certificate for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1073 · State institutions; patients admitted for less than three months not required to pay social security disability benefits to the institution.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1074 · Hospices; prohibit issuance of new licenses for unless specifically authorized by legislation.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1079 · Drug testing; recipients of public assistance shall be subject to.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1100 · Youth sports concussions and head injuries; provide procedures and education requirements.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1107 · Abortion; require sonogram on women and verbal explanation of sonogram results before performing of.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1114 · Adoption of Human Embryos Act and Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1129 · Cemeteries; prohibit additional charges for subsequent burial on plot from which remains are disinterred.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1130 · Cosmetology Board; reconstitute and increase membership of.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1147 · Mental Health; reconstitute membership of board and revise qualifications of executive director.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1149 · Ambulance service; establish grant program for certain rural counties to assist in contracting for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1151 · Certification to practice orthotics or prosthetics; exempt pharmacists and pharmacies.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1161 · Department of Human Services; extend repealers on.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1171 · Crisis Intervention Teams; revise various provisions of laws providing for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1172 · Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Prevention Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1174 · Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from Health Department to Department of Human Services.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 15 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1175 · State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer and amend various licensing laws.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1213 · Hospitals; require monthly reports to Health Department about patients who have been discharged.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1217 · Physician Freedom of Vaccine Choice Act; enact.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1287 · Communal feeding programs for elderly; DHS shall provide funding to counties for in a direct block grant upon request.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1289 · Rural hospitals; consolidations and mergers of not subject to antitrust laws.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1293 · Mississippi Autism Advisory Committee; repeal.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1296 · Youth sports concussions and head injuries; establish procedures and education requirements.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1302 · Public assistance benefits; combined incomes of all persons in same household used to determine eligibility for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1306 · Rural water systems or associations; include under Open Meetings Act.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Moved on without a report after 2 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1318 · Mississippi Human Embryo Adoption Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1360 · State Board of Health; require to create database of deceased persons for county election officials.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1365 · Preneed contract funds; may be deposited in a certificate of deposit as an alternative to a trust account.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1378 · Abortion-Inducing Drugs Safety Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1386 · Licensed cosmetologists; require random site visits for inspections by State Board of Cosmetology employees.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1390 · Abortions; all physicians performing in abortion clinics must have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1398 · Trauma Care Systems Fund; exempt certain golf carts from fee imposed for.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1411 · Managed care plans; regulate contracts with participating providers.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1437 · Mental health; revise laws for involuntary treatment of people with mental illness.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1443 · Nursing; allow graduates of certain programs to take LPN license exam.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1449 · Oxycotin pills; limit prescription of to 75 per prescription unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1458 · Abortions; physicians performing in clinics must be board certified in OB/GYN.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1459 · Cottage food operations; exempt certain from Health Department regulations.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1462 · County mental health holding facilities; not required to have initial patient assessment by a psychiatrist.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 1467 · Abortion; revise parental consent provisions for performing abortions on minors.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1470 · Cosmetologists; revise various provisions relating to.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1476 · Public assistance benefits; require applicants and recipients to participate in community service programs to qualify.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1478 · Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1479 · Abortion clinics; provide malpractice action against.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1490 · Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act; revise certain provisions of.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1496 · State Board of Dental Examiners; authorize to regulate individuals or businesses that sell metallic coverings for human teeth.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1503 · Nursing homes; create certain standards of operation regarding employment of certain employees and facility reports.
Sent February 20, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 566 · Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation if they provide living arrangements for one or more persons.
Sent February 17, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 610 · Rural Physicians Recruitment and Retention Incentive Grant Program Act; create.
Sent February 17, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 632 · CON; issue for additional ICF-MR beds at community living program for developmentally disabled adults in Madison County.
Sent February 17, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 556 · Prescription drugs; drug task forces shall collect from residential sources for disposal by Narcotics Bureau.
Sent February 14, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 557 · TANF; require applicants and recipients to take a drug test as a condition of receiving benefits.
Sent February 14, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 256 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients and others.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 317 · Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce; establish within UMMC.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 323 · Midwives; provide for licensure of practice of midwifery.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 364 · Acupuncture Practice Act; revise definition of acupuncture and delete physician referral requirement.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 412 · Psychologists; delete repealers on the education and supervised experience requirements for licensure.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 413 · Department of Human Services; extend date of repealer on.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 417 · Physical therapists; delete repealers on certain provisions relating to licensing and discipline of.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 419 · Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 423 · Prescription drugs; drug task forces shall collect from residential sources for disposal by Narcotics Bureau.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 429 · Task force to study the impact of immigrants on poverty in Mississippi; create.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 467 · Uniform laws; enact Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 498 · CON; issue for nursing home in Jones County.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 499 · Appropriation; Health Department to provide funding to federally qualified health centers.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 44 days
House Bill 500 · Health Disparities Council; create.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 516 · Dialysis treatment; require facilities providing to maintain backup power supply for dialysis machines.
Sent February 13, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 224 · Mississippi Comprehensive Communities of Color Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
Sent February 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 228 · TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.
Sent February 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 229 · Public assistance; require fathers of children receiving to participate in DHS Responsible Fatherhood Initiative program.
Sent February 10, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 210 · Healthcare Coordinating Council; require to make a report on specific health goals for the state.
Sent February 9, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 147 · Hospital records; patient shall be given copy of before being retired or destroyed.
Sent February 7, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 148 · Hospitals; require to provide certain medical records to other hospitals when transferring patients to them.
Sent February 7, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 154 · MS Board of Human Services; create to provide policy direction for DHS.
Sent February 7, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 176 · Newborns; require testing of oxygen saturation level before discharge from hospital.
Sent February 7, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 65 · Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 67 · CON; issue for psychiatric facility beds in Washington County.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 68 · Child care facilities and family child care homes; require emergency preparedness plans for evacuation or protection of children.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 72 · Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 78 · Comprehensive eye examination; require for certain students upon enrollment in public school or private school approved by the SBE.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 101 · Immunizations; allow parents with bona fide belief that such will harm children to be exempt from requirements.
Sent February 6, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 50 · Social workers; issue license to certain persons who work for certain public entities.
Sent February 3, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 51 · Statewide System of Care; reduce reliance on institutions and expend home- and community-based services.
Sent February 3, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 58 · Bill of Rights for patients and residents of health care facilities; provide.
Sent February 3, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 1 · Hospitals; Department of Health shall authorize to establish and operate off-campus emergency departments.
Sent January 30, 2012 · Stopped in committee after 36 days