Mississippi House Bill 1079 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That Recipients Of Public Assistance Benefits Who Are 13 Years Of Age Or Older Shall Be Subject To Taking A Drug Test On A Random Basis To Determine Their Eligibility To Continue Receiving The Benefits; To Provide That If A Recipient Of Public Assistance Benefits Is Given A Drug Test And He Or She Tests Positive For Any Prohibited Drug, The Recipient Shall Not Be Eligible To Receive The Benefits For A Period Of Not Less Than 90 Days; To Provide That After That Period, A Person May Reapply To Receive Public Assistance Benefits, And Will Be Eligible To Receive The Benefits Again If The Person Passes Another Drug Test; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Perform The Drug Tests Authorized By This Act, And The Cost Of The Drug Tests Shall Be Paid By The Department; To Amend Sections 43-13-115 And 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Drug testing; recipients of public assistance shall be subject to.

Rep. Nolan Mettetal [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1079.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1079IN.htm