Mississippi House Bill 1283

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 41-61-60, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of An Infant Or Child Who Dies Suddenly And Unexpectedly Must Include A Review Of The Child's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require The Medical Examiner To Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations Or Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Child Within 90 Days Before The Child's Death And Report The Case To The National Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (suid) And Sudden Death In The Young (sdy) Case Registry; To Provide That The Autopsy In The Case Of A Sudden Death Suspected To Be Caused By Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome In An Individual Of Any Age Must Include A Review Of The Individual's Immunization And Medical Records; To Require The Medical Examiner To Document In The Autopsy Report Any Immunizations Or Emergency Countermeasures Administered To The Individual Within 90 Days Before His Or Her Death And Report The Case To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry If The Individual Was Younger Than 20 Years Of Age At The Time Of Death; To Require The State Medical Examiner To Impose Administrative Penalties Against Medical Examiners Who Fail To Report Cases To The Suid And Sdy Case Registry As Required Within Thirty 30 Days After Completing The Autopsy Report; To Bring Forward Sections 41-61-59 And 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Medical examiners; require to document in autopsy report recent immunizations of persons who die suddenly and unexpectedly.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-19	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	61	59	New Code	See Bill Text
41	61	63	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1283.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1283IN.htm