Committees · 2016 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 2016 Regular Session.
Bills sent123
6% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out24%
29 of 123; 94 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
most between 3 and 8 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 2016 Regular Session, newest first.
123 bills
Senate Bill 2179 · Department of Child Protection Services; establish.
Sent March 22, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2661 · Health care certificate of need review procedures; revise.
Sent March 22, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2070 · "Breast-Feeding in Mississippi: Guidelines"; require accommodations by employers and facilities.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2090 · "Patient's Right To Informed Health Care Choices Act"; extend repealer.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2179 · Department of Child Protection Services; establish.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2183 · Unclaimed dead bodies; board of supervisors or the coroners shall direct burial or cremation of.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2297 · Freestanding emergency room facility; define and require license by State Department of Health.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2412 · Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; enact.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2484 · State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2508 · Physician's license to practice; filing with circuit clerk not required.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2527 · "Right to Try Act"; provide immunity for hospitals where investigational drug is used or purchased.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2528 · State Board of Barber Examiners; extend automatic repealer.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2607 · Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2625 · Fingerprinting students in health care settings; clarify authority of State Dept. of Health to require.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2661 · Health care certificate of need review procedures; revise.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2782 · Mississippi volunteer medical care to indigent persons; provide licensure standards and immunity from liability.
Sent March 14, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
House Bill 267 · Mississippi Rural Hospital Transition and Improvement Grant Program; establish.
Sent March 1, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 0 days
House Bill 1011 · Division of Child Protection Services; establish in DHS.
Sent February 22, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1083 · CON; revise certain definitions and procedures regarding review.
Sent February 17, 2016 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 8 · Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
103 more
House Bill 12 · Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 40 · Cosmetology Board licenses; require that each license contain current passport photograph.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 41 · Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 42 · Public benefits; require drug testing for all recipients of state or local funded benefits.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 70 · Nursing; delete requirement that advanced practice registered nurses have collaborative relationship with physician.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 71 · Nutritional chart; require to be displayed prominently in school cafeteria.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 82 · Acupuncturists; allow to treat patients without written referral or prescription from physician subject to certain conditions.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 83 · Acupuncturists; may treat patients for chronic or acute pain without physician referral if have analgesic drug Rx.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 125 · Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 126 · Breast cancer patients; require physicians to provide certain information to.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 127 · Hospital records; delete provision requiring notice before retiring X-ray film or graphic data.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 128 · Mammogram; require provider of to give certain information to patients when it shows dense breast tissue.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 129 · Counselors; direct licensing board to establish procedure for issuance of licenses by reciprocity to out-of-state licensees.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 134 · Handicapped parking; delete requirement for physician's certification annually upon renewing special tag.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 140 · Department of Human Services; clarify amount paid to child support unit attorneys.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 151 · Smoke-free Air Act of 2016; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 154 · Dog training; regulate training of support animals and require training to register with the Secretary of State.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 203 · DHS; seek federal waivers to allow use of portion of monthly SNAP benefits to pay residential water bill.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 242 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare video with nutrition and healthy eating information for benefit recipients.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 243 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients & others.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 244 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients and others.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 251 · Disabilities, person with; modernize terminology used to refer to.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 254 · TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 264 · Radiological health entities; authorize State Board of Health to set applicable fees for.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 266 · CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 267 · Mississippi Rural Hospital Transition and Improvement Grant Program; establish.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 268 · Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 269 · Cosmetology Board; increase amounts of fines that may be imposed upon licensees for violations of laws or regulations.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 270 · Cosmetology Board; require licensure examinations to be conducted at three locations throughout the state.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 271 · Health Disparities Council; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 272 · Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 273 · Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 274 · Family protection specialists; require DHS to pay equal compensation to those with same education/experience.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 288 · CON; issue for nursing home in Jones County.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 293 · CON; revise when changes of ownership of health care facilities or services require.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 342 · Foster care; authorize DHS to partner with faith-based organizations to provide in group care homes.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 344 · Public assistance; require fathers of children receiving to participate in DHS Responsible Fatherhood Initiative program.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 404 · Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise areas that may be certified as a health care industry zone.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 443 · Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 456 · Network pharmacy; may decline to provide certain drugs if networks pays less than acquisition cost.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 462 · Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 473 · Physician Assistants; extend repealer on authority for issuance of temporary license to applicants in master's degree program.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 474 · Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 480 · CON; extend repealer on authority of Health Department to approve change of ownership of part of health care facility.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 483 · Burn care lien for qualifying providers; extend repealer on statutes establishing.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 489 · Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act and prohibitions against deceptive advertising by health care providers; delete repealers on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 498 · Group purchasing programs by certain public hospitals and regional mental health centers; extend repealer on authority to participate in.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 501 · Pharmacy benefit managers; extend repealers on licensure statutes.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 502 · State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 503 · State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 511 · MS Consumer Protection in Eye Care Act of 2016; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 519 · MS Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 531 · Unborn Infants Dignity Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 615 · Mental Health Court; establish as pilot program in Hinds County.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 616 · Mental health court; establish statewide standards.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 634 · Cemeteries and preneed contracts; require those covered or funded by a trust to have surety bond to protect owners or insureds.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 638 · Breast-Feeding; require certain practices to support and promote.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 648 · Practice of medicine or dentistry; allow person convicted of certain crimes to practice again after license reinstatement.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 674 · Physician; require health care facilities & managed care organizations to provide fair process before adverse actions affecting.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 703 · ADHD medications; provider must have second opinion and provide information to parents before prescribing.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 704 · Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1011 · Division of Child Protection Services; establish in DHS.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1019 · Mississippi Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act; create to provide flexible spending accounts for individuals with disabilities.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1082 · Child Care Advisory Council; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1083 · CON; revise certain definitions and procedures regarding review.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1084 · CON; authorize transfer to beds from Hancock County and issuance of a new CON in Lamar County.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1102 · Whole Women's Healthcare Funding Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1103 · Medical examiners and deputy medical examiners; revise compensation and fees of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1105 · Child care; DHS transfer to CCDF $40 million of unspent TANF funds prior fiscal year.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1106 · Person; clarify that unborn children are included in the meaning of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1107 · Nursing; delete requirement that advanced practice registered nurses have collaborative relationship with physician.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1108 · DSH; seek federal waivers to require SNAP recipients to present photo ID when making purchases.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1109 · Newborn screening program; expand condition included in.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1110 · Medical professionals; give CME credits to for performing volunteer work.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1111 · Pharmacy benefit managers; require fair payment for pharmacy service by.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1112 · Maternal Mortality Review Committee; authorize State Department of Health to establish.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1113 · UMMC; authorize to guarantee financial obligations of entity formed to acquire or construct a proton therapy center.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1114 · Breast-feeding; require display of statement of rights regarding in maternal health care facilities.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1167 · Breast-feeding; require certain practices to support and promote.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1168 · MS Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1169 · Hair braiders; require to be licensed by Cosmetology Board to practice hair braiding for compensation.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1170 · Nurse practitioners; specify practice setting in which not required to be within certain distance of physician's office.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1171 · Disability; person diagnosed with Chiari Malformation shall be considered to have under certain circumstances.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1172 · Hospitals; require to notify patients before referring accounts to collection agency.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1173 · SNAP benefits; direct DHS to revise formula used to calculate to increase benefit amount for elderly persons.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1174 · Public assistance; require recipients of to present proof each quarter of their attempts to obtain employment.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1175 · Health care facilities; require to provide certain information to patients regarding changes for services.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1176 · SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1177 · Telemedicine; revise provisions defining and regulating the practice of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1178 · Telemedicine; revise procedures defining and regulating the practice of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1179 · CON law; remove health care services and equipment from requirement for a CON.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1180 · Grant program; establish in Office of the Governor to offset administrative costs incurred by programs that provide food to needy persons.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1182 · Tanning facility; prohibit use of tanning devices by persons under age 18 at.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1183 · Cemeteries; prohibit additional charges for subsequent burial plot from which remains are disinterred.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1184 · Unclaimed dead bodies; require coroners, instead of board of supervisors, to direct burial or cremation of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1186 · Kinship Care Subsidy Program; establish to assist kinship caregivers of minor relatives.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1187 · Telemedicine; revise provisions defining and regulating the practice of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1388 · Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act and prohibitions against deceptive advertising; delete repealer on.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1426 · Funeral home and chapel; prohibit Board of Funeral Service from regulating size of.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1427 · Board of Funeral Service; require to adopt rules establishing criteria for continuing education.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1439 · Group purchasing programs by certain public hospitals and regional mental health centers; delete repealer on authority to participate in.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1516 · Appropriation; SDE for the establishment of comprehensive dyslexia program in the Smith County School District.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1517 · Ambulance service; establish grant program for certain rural counties to assist in contracting for.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 15 days