Mississippi House Bill 333 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-02-22 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act Making An Appropriation From The Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund To The State Department Of Health; To Require Such Funds To Be Used To Establish A "hazard Pay For Essential Health Care Workers" Grant Program To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health To Provide $1,500 In Premium Pay For Compensating Health Care Workers Who Perform Jobs In Public Settings At Heightened Risk Of Exposure To Covid-19; To Define Certain Terms; To Provide A Procedure For Employers Of Essential Health Care Workers To Apply For Grant Funds; To Provide That The Grant Shall Only Be Applicable During The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency; And For Related Purposes.

Appropriation; State Department of Health from Coronavirus Recovery Fund for premium pay to essential health care workers.

Rep. Robert Johnson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-22	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-09	House	Referred To Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0333.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0333IN.htm