Mississippi Senate Bill 2769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; To Provide That During An Epidemic Or Threatened Epidemic Of Any Disease Preventable By An Immunization Required By The Department Of Health, Children Who Have Not Been Immunized May Be Excluded From School Until They Are Immunized Against The Disease Or The Epidemic Or The Threat No Longer Constitutes A Significant Public Health Danger; To Provide That, Subject To Appropriations, The Department Of Health Shall Engage In A Marketing Program To Provide Immunization Information, Including, But Not Limited To, Evidence-based Research, Resources And Information From Credible Scientific And Public Health Organizations And Peer-reviewed Studies Concerning The Benefits And Risks Of Immunizations And Evidence-based Practices; To Amend Section 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

School immunization; authorize exemption from requirements for religious beliefs.

Sen. Daniel Sparks [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Education

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	23	37	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	20	8	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2769.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2769IN.htm