Mississippi House Bill 1302 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 17 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-17 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-19-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Practice Of Optometry; To Provide For The Diseases And Conditions That Optometrists Are Authorized To Examine, Diagnose And Manage; To Provide That An Optometrist May Utilize Local Anesthesia In The Performance Of Certain Procedures; To Provide That No Optometrist Shall Perform Cataract Surgery Nor Any Other Intraocular Surgery Not Specifically Allowed In This Statute; To Provide That An Optometrist May Perform Yag Laser Posterior Capsulotomies If He/she Has Been Certified By The Board Of Optometry To Perform Optometric Yag Laser Posterior Capsulotomy Procedures; To Amend Section 73-19-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Allows Optometrists To Use Pharmaceutical Agents In Their Practice; To Amend Section 73-19-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Optometrists The Authority To Use And Prescribe Certain Pharmaceutical Medications; And For Related Purposes.

Optometry; Board shall define practice of, and authorize to perform certain procedures and use and prescribe certain drugs.

Rep. Jason White [R]

Rep. De Stamps [D]

2021-03-09 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 113 N: 5 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 47 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-03 - House - House Passed (Y: 89 N: 25 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-17		Approved by Governor
2021-03-11	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-11	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2021-03-09	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2021-03-01	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2021-02-25	Senate	Passed As Amended
2021-02-25	Senate	Amended
2021-02-23	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2021-02-16	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2021-02-04	House	Transmitted To Senate
2021-02-03	House	Passed
2021-02-03	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2021-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	19	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	19	157	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	19	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB1302.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1302IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1302CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1302PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1302SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/sam/HB1302_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0300072.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/senate/0520005.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/votes/house/0640002.pdf