Mississippi Senate Bill 2373

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; To Define Relevant Terms; To Prevent Inspectors Authorized Under The Occupational Safety And Health Administration Or Other Applicable Law To Select A Nonemployee Representative Except Under Certain Circumstances; To Provide Requirements For Hiring Acceptable Nonemployee Representatives; To Provide Relief For Aggrieved Employers; To Allow Employers To Assert Violations Of This Act In Judicial Or Administrative Proceedings; To Institute A Fine For A Knowing Violation Of This Act; To Prohibit Use Of Sovereign Immunity As An Affirmative Defense In Any Action Pursuant To This Act; To Note That This Act Is Severable; To Provide For Judicial Decisions Naming This Act Invalid, Unduly Burdensome, Or Unconstitutionally Vague; To Allow The Legislature And The Governor To Intervene As A Matter Of Right In Any Case Where The Constitutionality Of This Act Is Challenged; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; enact.

Sen. Angela Burks Hill [R]

Sen. Kathy Chism [R]

Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-12	Senate	Referred To Labor;Government Structure

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2373.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2373IN.htm