Committees · 2020 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 2020 Regular Session.
Bills sent136
6% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out15%
20 of 136; 116 stopped in committee
Time in committee14 days
most between 6 and 27 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 2020 Regular Session, newest first.
136 bills
Senate Bill 2049 · Baby Drop-off Law; revise certain definitions.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 76 days
Senate Bill 2610 · Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; establish.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2810 · Medical records requests; require timely response to patients.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 76 days
Senate Bill 2830 · Right-to-Try Act; revise definitions to include traumatic injury and adult autologous mesenchymal stem cell.
Sent March 25, 2020 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 2307 · State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
Sent March 17, 2020 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 18 · National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement.
Sent February 27, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 150 · Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.
Sent February 26, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 983 · Mississippi Board of Nursing;authorize to collect certain costs and establish procedure for collection.
Sent February 26, 2020 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1172 · Keys to Independence Program; establish.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1181 · Speech-language pathologist and audiologist; create board to license and regulate.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1190 · Optometry; bring forward sections for licensure and regulations of practice of.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1202 · Optometry; revise definition of practice of and bring forward optometry licensure statutes.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1203 · Optometry; State Board of Optometry shall define the practice of and not exclude certain procedures.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1214 · Health care certificate of need law; repeal.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1265 · Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1274 · Department of Human Services Fraud Prevention Act; create.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1292 · MS Direct Primary Care Act; bring forward for possible amendment.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1303 · Perpetual care cemeteries; require owners to maintain cemetery premises and provide penalties for violations.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1304 · Autopsies; create "Jenna's Law" to require autopsies to include inquiring about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1319 · SNAP recipients; not required to cooperate with child support enforcement to receive benefits.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
116 more
House Bill 1320 · TANF Funds; require Department of Human Services to submit report to Legislature if certain allocated funds are not used.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1321 · TANF recipients; establish program to provide wage subsidies to employers who hire.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1322 · TANF program; PEER Committee shall conduct an annual review of expenditures of TANF funds.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1323 · TANF; require Department of Human Services to allocate maximum amount allowable under federal law to child care services.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1324 · TANF; increase maximum monthly amount of benefits.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1338 · Right to Try Act; bring forward sections for purposes of amendment.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1339 · CON laws; shall not apply in counties designated by MDA as a growth and prosperity county.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1365 · Department of Child Protection Services; require to prepare and submit monthly financial report to the Legislature and the State Auditor.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1374 · Department of Human Services; require to prepare and submit monthly financial report to the Legislature and the State Auditor.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1388 · EMTs; authorize to deny service to nonemergency when needed for an emergency.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1390 · Baby Drop-off Law; revise age of children who may be dropped off.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1403 · DHS; shall not require cooperation with child support enforcement to receive federal CCDF assistance.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1404 · Funeral homes; revise various provisions relating to disposition of bodies, crematories and preneed contracts.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1409 · CON law: remove home health agencies and services from application of.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1446 · Man's Right to Know Act; create to ensure that men experience safe and healthy elective procedures.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1451 · Civil Commitment; revise time for holding without a civil order or warrant.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1473 · Welfare Fraud Prevention Act; create.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1497 · Autopsies; prohibit unauthorized disclosure or publishing of.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1511 · Mississippi Board of Human Services; create.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1519 · EMS Advisory Council; reconstitute the memberships of.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1520 · Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for terminally ill patients without in-person visit.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 1524 · Dialysis facilities; nursing homes shall allow to provide mobile services on site to their patients.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1543 · DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require director of and investigators to be law enforcement officers.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1547 · Cremation; prohibit until approved by county medical examiner.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 1548 · Restaurants; authorize to allow pet dogs to be present under certain conditions.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 1558 · Department of Child Protection Services; require search for relatives of child taken into custody and establish placement preferences.
Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 857 · Nursing homes; authorize patients to be restrained upon written request of patient's representative.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 877 · Nursing facilities; require initial assessment of patients by a physician within 10 days after admission.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 878 · State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 893 · Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 896 · CON; authorize for nursing home in Jones County.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 901 · Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 902 · TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 914 · Mississippi Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 947 · Regional food banks; DHS establish grant program to provide annual grant funding to.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 956 · State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 960 · SNAP and TANF recipients; require those unemployed to take Test of Adult Basic Education.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 961 · SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 975 · Breastfeeding professionals; provide for licensure of by State Department of Health.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 983 · Mississippi Board of Nursing;authorize to collect certain costs and establish procedure for collection.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 984 · Mississippi Board of Nursing; revise the notice required for special meeting of.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 985 · Weight control programs; exempt from Mississippi Dietetics Practice Act.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1001 · Abortion; provide that inducing or performing is unlawful.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1029 · Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1048 · Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by and revise who can be appointed to child care advisory council by state Health Officer.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1049 · Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 1070 · State option for healthcare coverage; direct Department of Health and Insurance Department to study and present proposal to Legislature.
Sent February 14, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 18 days
House Bill 781 · Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 800 · Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by to not more than five percent.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 801 · Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 829 · Prescription drugs; direct Health Department to establish a wholesale importation program for.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 832 · Pseudoephedrine; require pharmacies to keep records of over the counter sales of.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 840 · Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 843 · Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 849 · Death certificates; time for filing with Office of Vital Records shall be within 7 business days after the death occurs.
Sent February 13, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 19 days
House Bill 609 · Goat milk and goat milk products; remove from regulatory authority of the State Board/Department of Health.
Sent February 11, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 21 days
House Bill 777 · Counselors; revise certain provisions of licensing laws.
Sent February 11, 2020 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 708 · Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; revise various provisions of.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 723 · Tanning facilities; prohibit use by persons under 18 years old.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 742 · Department of Health; prohibit from requiring fluoridation in water system.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 745 · Palliative care; direct Health Department to study and make recommendations on how to increase the number of providers of.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 752 · Freestanding emergency room; allow to be established near location of a recently closed hospital.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 760 · Child care facilities; exempt church owned and operated facilities from licensure.
Sent February 10, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
House Bill 605 · CON: delete moratorium on issuance of for home health agencies.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 606 · Mississippi Access to Health Care Act; create.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 613 · Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions relating to, including collaboration requirement.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 619 · Physical therapy practice laws; revise various provisions of.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 634 · Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 674 · Institutions for the aged or infirm; allow electronic monitoring of residents room.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 675 · Newborn screening program; include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in those conditions covered in.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 680 · Dept. of Human Services and Dept. of Child Protection Services; extend repealers on exemptions from certain agency regulations.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 686 · Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act & prohibitions against deceptive advertising by providers; extend repealers on.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 688 · MS Pharmacy Practice Act; extend repealer on.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 692 · State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 693 · Infant Mortality Reduction Collaborative extend repealer on.
Sent February 6, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 26 days
House Bill 568 · Physical therapists; not required to have prior work experience to work at PPEC center.
Sent February 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 504 · Stem cells; prohibit use of in research or therapy if derived from human embryo or fetus that was destroyed.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 505 · Abortion facilities; prohibit selling stem cells derived from human embryo or fetus that was destroyed.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 506 · Abortion; revise physician requirement to perform an ultrasound and explanation before performing.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 508 · Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exceptions.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 512 · Reports of suspected abuse; require persons who make to Child Protection Services and DHS to give their name and contact information.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 522 · Anesthesiologist assistants; authorize licensure by the State Board of Medical Licensure.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 527 · Cosmetology licensure laws; remove threading and applying and removing eyelash extensions from application of.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 528 · SNAP benefit recipients; require certain to participated in an employment and training program.
Sent February 4, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 28 days
House Bill 414 · Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 454 · CON; issue for comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds and services in Rankin County.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 457 · Autopsies; require to include inquiry about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.
Sent February 3, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 29 days
House Bill 370 · Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 380 · Breast-feeding; revise and strengthen statutes supporting and promoting.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 392 · Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 401 · Medical Practice Act; bring forward sections on license suspension for purposes of amendment.
Sent January 31, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 32 days
House Bill 343 · Board of Nursing; remove physician member and consumer member from the board.
Sent January 30, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 33 days
House Bill 345 · State Fire Academy; authorize as a medical responder training program.
Sent January 30, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 33 days
House Bill 183 · Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 184 · Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 187 · Medical records; persons seeking disability benefits may obtain at no charge until final determination of disability.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 195 · CON; provide for exception to home health agency moratorium for certain hospice licensees.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 197 · Chronic Diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs to reduce incidence of.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 209 · Medical marijuana; authorize Alcorn State University to enter into MOU for local farmers to grow for out-of-state vendors.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 257 · Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 279 · Prohibition on Price Gouging for Essential Drugs Act; create.
Sent January 27, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 36 days
House Bill 6 · Nurse-Family Partnership Pilot Program; require to be established and funded through TANF funds.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 11 · CON; issue to Panola Medical Center for adult psychiatric beds.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 18 · National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 41 · CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 55 · Practice of medicine or dentistry; allow person convicted of certain crimes to practice after license reinstatement.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 79 · Oxycontin pills; limit RX to 75 pills per RX unless patient is hospitalized or in nursing home.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 80 · Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 92 · Mental Health Treatment Facility; revise hearing and commitment procedures.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 94 · Center for Rural Health Innovation; establish to provide services and resources to rural hospitals.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 96 · Baby Drop-off Law; revise.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 101 · Mississippi Smoke-free Air Act of 2020; create.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 132 · Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days
House Bill 150 · Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 152 · Rural Hospitals Capital Improvements Revolving Loan Program; establish.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
House Bill 174 · Disabilities, persons with; modernize terminology used to refer to.
Sent January 24, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 39 days