Mississippi House Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on February 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-09 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Prohibit State Employees Who Have Been Issued Electronic Devices For The Purpose Of Performing Work-related Functions From Downloading Or Using The Tiktok Application On Any Device Issued By The State; To Require The Removal Of Such Application From Government-issued Devises; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Information Technology Services, In Consultation With The Director Of Information Technology Within The Department Of Finance And Administration, To Develop Standards And Guidelines For All State Agencies Requiring The Removal Of Any Covered Application From Information Technology Consistent With The Acceptable Use Policy Specified In Law; To Bring Forward Section 25-53-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendments; And For Related Purposes.

TikTok application; prohibit use of on state-issued devices.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Rep. De Stamps [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-09	House	Died On Calendar
2023-01-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-01-09	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	53	191	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0279.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0279IN.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0279_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm