Committees · 2018 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 2018 Regular Session.
Bills sent105
5% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out19%
20 of 105; 85 stopped in committee
Time in committee8 days
most between 3 and 12 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 2018 Regular Session, newest first.
105 bills
Senate Bill 2463 · Rare diseases; UMMC and other agencies shall prepare report on the state of in Mississippi.
Sent February 27, 2018 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2759 · "Mississippi Opioid Crisis Commission"; establish to develop comprehensive solution to opioid issues.
Sent February 20, 2018 · Reported out after 2 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 2840 · Opioid Crisis Intervention Act; create.
Sent February 20, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 7 days
Senate Bill 2091 · Emergency Medical Technicians; authorize to transport police dogs injured in the line of duty.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2286 · Forensic Mental Health Act of 2018; create.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
Senate Bill 2460 · Child abuse; require CPS to notify applicable military installation family advocacy program in certain cases.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 2463 · Rare diseases; UMMC and other agencies shall prepare report on the state of in Mississippi.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2480 · Practice of Psychology Licensure Law; extend repealer and make technical amendments.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2495 · Medical Radiation Technology Registration Law; extend repealer.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Reported out after 3 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2810 · Criminal record background checks; allow Department of Human Services to conduct on all employees, contractors and volunteers.
Sent February 19, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 8 days
House Bill 721 · Schools of practical nursing; transfer authority for accreditation of from MS Community College Board to MS Board of Nursing.
Sent January 17, 2018 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1054 · Private residential care homes; require to register with Department of Health.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1065 · Medication for certain youth in state-supported training school and detention centers; require second opinion before prescribing.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1107 · Mississippi Graduate Registered Physician Act; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1115 · Hospice; exempt from regulation of licensing agency that requires prescribers of controlled substances for pain to have in-person visit with patients.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1116 · Medical professionals; authorize to enter into agreements with licensing agencies to provide free services to indigent and needy persons.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1123 · Community hospitals; authorize to acquire hospitals outside service area and not be subject to antitrust laws.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1173 · Dental Therapist Licensure Act; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1182 · Emergency medical technicians; change statutory references for EMT intermediate to EMT-advanced.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1183 · State Medical Examiner; expand duties related to mass fatality incident.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
85 more
House Bill 1203 · Personal care homes; increase number of residents who may continue to reside there instead of in nursing home.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1222 · Patient Protection Act of 1995; bring forward sections from.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1226 · Free Speech in Medicine Model Act; enact.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1230 · Telemergency medicine; authorize any physician who practices it to function in collaborative role with nurse practitioner.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1274 · Emergency medical technicians; revise certain provisions regarding training for.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1275 · Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions relating to and delete requirement to practice in collaborative relationship.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1278 · Sex Education; require SDE and Department of Health to develop list of approved curricula to be used in schools and revise every five years.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1309 · Hotels; require installation of carbon monoxide alarms in.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1330 · Dental hygienists; authorize to provide services to patients under the general supervision of dentists under certain conditions.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1397 · Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for patients without in person visit with patient.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1400 · Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1406 · Voluntary Nonopioid Directive Form; create and require certain nonopioid options for pain.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1427 · Disinterment of dead human remains; define circumstances when cemetery owners may do, and provide them with certain immunity.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1518 · Mississippi Access to Health Care and Patient Choice Act; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1519 · Mississippi Access to Health Care Act; create.
Sent January 15, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 979 · Reports of suspected abuse; require persons who make to Child Protection Service and Department of Human Services to give their name and contact information.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 988 · Marriage and family therapists and social workers; delete repealer on licensure laws.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 989 · Mississippi Board of Psychology; reenact to amend licensing provisions and to extend the date of repeal.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 990 · CON; issue for additional nursing home beds at county-owned hospital in Tippah County.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 994 · Certified nurse practitioners; no physician supervision required for certain with over 3,600 hours of clinical practice.
Sent January 12, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 770 · Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 776 · Mississippi Health Care Industry Zone Act; revise areas that may be certified as a health care industry zone.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 779 · Child Death Review Panel; require to report all child deaths to Department of Child Protection Services and law enforcement.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 799 · Telemedicine; revise certain provisions relating to coverage and reimbursement for services.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 838 · Nurse practitioners; require to display on all signage the name of their collaborating physician.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 859 · ADHD medications; provider must have second opinion and provide information to parents before prescribing.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 876 · Child Death Review Panel; extend repealer on.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 880 · Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 894 · Marriage and family therapists and social workers; extend repealer on licensure laws.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 895 · Medical radiation technologists; extend repealers on registration statutes.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 903 · Psychology, Board of; extend repealer on.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 905 · Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer on.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 907 · Anesthesiologist assistants; authorize licensure by the State Board of Medical Licensure.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 911 · DHS; expand authority regarding background investigations to include contractors and subcontractors.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 912 · SNAP benefits; revise and update criminal offenses and penalties for fraudulent actions involving.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 944 · MS Support Animal Act; define certain terms and include veterans diagnosed with PTSD in list of persons who may use support animals.
Sent January 11, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 680 · Hospital records; delete provision requiring notice before retiring X-ray film or graphic data.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 708 · Licensed professional counselors; revise titles, qualifications and fees of.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 709 · Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act; create.
Sent January 9, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 470 · Health Disparities Council; create.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 472 · Public benefits; require drug testing for all recipients of state or local funded benefits.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 477 · SNAP & TANF recipients; require those unemployed to take Test of Adult Basic Education.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 479 · Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 481 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients & others.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 483 · TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 485 · Public assistance; require fathers of children receiving to participate in DHS Responsible Fatherhood Initiative program.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 495 · Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 497 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients and others.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 500 · DHS; seek waivers to implement system to limit SNAP food purchases to percent of food groups in federal nutrition guide.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 510 · Nutritional chart; require to be displayed prominently in school cafeteria.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 511 · Health and human services agencies; require to prepare video with nutrition and healthy eating information for benefit recipients.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 523 · CON; issue for nursing home in Jones County.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 531 · Child Care Advisory Council; create.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 611 · Breast-feeding; revise and strengthen statutes supporting and promoting.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 619 · Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 621 · Funeral home and chapel; prohibit Board of Funeral Service from regulating size of.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 623 · Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 649 · Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 651 · Disabled person's vehicle tag; remove requirement for physician's certification for annual renewal.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 658 · Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exception.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 660 · Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Sent January 8, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 398 · Certified nurse practitioners; no physician supervision required for certain with over 3,600 hours of clinical practice.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 414 · Newborns; prohibit administration of Hepatitis B vaccination to at birth unless parents request.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 419 · Mental health courts; authorize to be established throughout the state.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 426 · No Gag Rule on Pharmacists Act; create.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 432 · Board of Mental Health; add 2 new members who are directors of community mental health centers.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 458 · SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
Sent January 5, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 25 days
House Bill 331 · Mississippi Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law; extend repealer on and revise various provisions of.
Sent January 3, 2018 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 46 · Disinterment of buried human bodies; define persons having right of consent to.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 47 · Mississippi Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 114 · Nursing; delete requirement that advanced practice registered nurses have collaborative relationship with physician.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 121 · Nursing Board; require to authorize nursing license applicants to have fingerprints taken at locations outside Jackson area.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 123 · Smoking; prohibit in motor vehicle with child passenger under age six.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 124 · "Mobile Personal Hygiene Pilot Program Act of 2018"; create and authorize JSU to administer.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 141 · Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 142 · Smoke-free Air Act of 2018; create.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 145 · Board of Barber Examiners; revise certain provisions of barbering laws.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 146 · Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 147 · Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 148 · Chronic Diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs to reduce incidence of.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 149 · Child care; DHS transfer to CCDF $40 million of unspent TANF funds from prior fiscal year.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 150 · Nurse-Family Partnership Pilot Program; require to be established and funded through TANF funds.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 202 · Disabilities, persons with; modernize terminology used to refer to.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 225 · Cosmetology; board shall issue license by reciprocity to persons who present certain documentation.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 315 · CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law.
Sent January 2, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 28 days