MS HB1610 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create New Section 73-49-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Licensing Boards Or Agencies Of Health Care Practitioners From Reprimanding, Sanctioning, Revoking Or Threatening To Revoke A License, Certificate Or Registration Of A Practitioner For Exercising His Or Her Constitutional Right Of Free Speech, Unless The Board Or Agency Proves Beyond A Reasonable Doubt That The Speech Used By The Practitioner Led To The Direct Physical Harm Of A Person With Whom The Practitioner Had A Practitioner-patient Relationship; To Require The Licensing Boards Or Agencies Of Health Care Practitioners To Provide A Practitioner With Any Complaints Received For Which Revocation Actions May Be In Order Within Seven Days After Receipt Of Such Complaint; To Amend Sections 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-23-59, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13, 73-31-21, 73-39-77, 73-71-33 And 73-75-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Licensing boards; prohibit from disciplinary or threatening discipline of health care providers for exercising free speech rights.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 15 | 29 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 19 | 23 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 21 | 97 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 23 | 59 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 25 | 29 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 26 | 5 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 27 | 13 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 31 | 21 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 39 | 77 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 6 | 19 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 71 | 33 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 75 | 19 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 73 | 9 | 61 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1610.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1610IN.htm |
