Mississippi House Bill 261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-50-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Mississippi Occupational Licensing Boards Shall Issue A License To A Person Who Establishes Residence In This State Or A Military Spouse Who Is Married To An Active Duty Member Of The Armed Forces Of The United States And Who Is Accompanying The Member To An Official Permanent Change Of Station To A Military Installation Located In This State, If The Person Holds A Current License In Good Standing From At Least One Other Jurisdiction, Has Been Licensed By Another Jurisdiction For At Least One Year And Satisfies Certain Other Conditions; To Provide That The License Issued To The Person Will Be In The Discipline Applied For And At The Same Practice Level As Determined By The Occupational Licensing Board; To Amend Sections 37-3-2, 73-1-21, 73-2-11, 73-4-23, 73-5-21, 73-6-13, 73-7-23, 73-9-24, 73-10-15, 73-11-51, 73-13-35, 73-14-25, 73-15-19, 73-15-21, 73-15-101, 73-17-11, 73-19-25, 73-21-87, 73-23-51, 73-23-53, 73-24-21, 73-25-21, 73-27-5, 73-29-19, 73-30-15, 73-31-14, 73-31-15, 73-33-9, 73-34-51, 73-35-7, 73-35-13, 73-36-31, 73-38-23, 73-39-71, 73-53-13, 73-54-23, 73-60-25, 73-63-39, 73-65-7, 73-67-25, 73-69-11, 73-71-21, 73-73-11 And 73-75-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Occupational licensing; provide for recognition of out-of-state licenses if applicants satisfy certain conditions.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Rep. Jody Steverson [R]

Rep. Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-01-27	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0261.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0261IN.htm