MS HB1068 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Death Of Any Person Under The Age Of Eighteen To The List Of Deaths Categorized As "affecting Public Interest"; To Amend Section 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require County Medical Examiners To Enter Electronically The Information For All Deaths, And All Associated Toxicology Reports, That Occur In The Examiner's County In A Manner Prescribed By The State Medical Examiner; To Amend Section 13-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Evidentiary Presumption Of Death To Be Known As The "zeb Hughes Law" Whenever Uncontradicted Sworn Testimony And Evidence Support A Determination Of The Death Of A Missing Person Who Has Undergone A Catastrophic Event That Exposed The Person To Imminent Peril; To Create New Section 41-57-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Registrar Of Vital Statistics To Prepare A Death Certificate For A Missing Person Legally Presumed To Be Dead Upon Receipt Of A Proper Court Order; And For Related Purposes.
Title
County medical examiners; require to enter information electronically.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-17 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-25 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2024-04-19 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2024-04-18 | House | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2024-04-17 | House | Concurred in Amend From Senate |
| 2024-04-12 | Senate | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2024-04-11 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2024-04-11 | Senate | Amended |
| 2024-04-11 | Senate | Reconsidered |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Motion to Reconsider Entered |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Amended |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2024-03-19 | Senate | Referred To Public Health and Welfare |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2024-03-08 | House | Passed |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 23 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 41 | 61 | 59 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 41 | 61 | 63 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
