Mississippi House Bill 588 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Establish The "mississippi Homebound State Identification Card Act"; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Establish A Homebound Identification Unit Responsible For Administering In-home Services For The Issuance Of State Identification Cards To Individuals Who Are Homebound Due To Physical Impairments Or Severe Medical Conditions As Defined Under The Americans With Disabilities Act; To Prescribe The Minimum Responsibilities And Duties Of The Homebound Identification Unit; To Authorize The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations For The Implementation And Administration Of The Unit; To Require The Legislature To Appropriate Funds To The Department To Support The Establishment And Operation Of The Unit; To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Report On The Program's Status To The Governor And Legislature; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For In-home State Identification Card Services; To Amend Section 45-35-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Update Terms And Definitions In A Manner Consistent With The Creation Of The Program; To Bring Forward Section 45-35-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

"Mississippi Homebound State Identification Card Act"; establish to create unit within DPS to provide in-home services for disabled persons.

Rep. Justis Gibbs [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	35	51	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	35	53	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0588.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0588IN.htm