Mississippi Senate Bill 2708 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-43-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change The Name Of The State Board Of Medical Licensure To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add Three Consumer Members To The Board; To Provide That Each Physician Member Of The Board Shall Hold A Current Mississippi License To Practice Medicine; To Revise The Membership Of The Board And The Appointment Deadlines; To Amend Section 73-43-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Consumer Members Of The Board May Discuss, Vote And Nominate Candidates For Office But Shall Not Hold Office; To Amend Section 73-43-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Quorum Of The Board; To Amend Section 73-43-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Board, Through Its Executive Director, Hire Investigators To Conduct Investigations; To Amend Section 73-43-14, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Membership Of The Board To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

State Board of Medical Licensure; revise organization and membership of board.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	43	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	43	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	43	14	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	43	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	43	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	43	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2708.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2708IN.htm