Mississippi House Bill 749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-1-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower The State Board Of Health To Establish An Office Of Workplace Safety And Health To Regulate Occupational Health And Safety Standards In The State Of Mississippi And To Prescribe Its Powers And Responsibilities; To Amend Sections 71-1-25 And 71-1-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Empower The Office Of Workplace Safety And Health To Enforce Child Labor Laws In The State Of Mississippi And To Prescribe Its Powers And Responsibilities; To Amend Section 41-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity; And For Related Purposes.

State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health.

Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	House	Died In Committee
2021-01-18	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	3	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	1	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	1	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	1	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0749.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0749IN.htm