Mississippi Senate Bill 2736 (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 71-5-513, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Discharge From Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate Shall Be Good Cause For Purposes Of Determining Eligibility For Unemployment Compensation; To Amend Section 71-5-507, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Individual Who Was Discharged From Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate Shall Be Entitled During Any Benefit Year To The Entire Amount Of His Total Wages For Insured Work Paid During His Base Period; To Create A New Code Section To Provide That An Employer Shall Reimburse The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security For The Total Amount Of Claims Paid To Individuals Who Were Discharged From The Employer's Employment For Failure To Comply With An Employer-required Vaccine Mandate; And For Related Purposes.

Unemployment benefits; provide eligibility for persons discharged for failure to comply with employer-required vaccine mandate.

Sen. Joseph Seymour [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	Senate	Died In Committee
2022-01-17	Senate	Referred To Economic and Workforce Development;Appropriations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
71	5	507	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	5	513	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2736.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2022/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2736IN.htm