Proposed Mississippi Firearm Legislation HB131
Legislation Overview
Title: State of emergency; provide a maximum time period for and authorize Department of Health to store dead bodies if necessary.
Description: An Act To Amend Section 33-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definitions Of "state Of Emergency," "local Emergency" And "natural Emergency" In The Mississippi Emergency Management Law To Include "an Epidemic" And "a Pandemic"; To Amend Section 33-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide A Maximum Time Period For Any State Of Emergency Or Declaration Of Emergency Impact Area; To Prohibit Continuations Of Such Emergencies Except By Legislative Enactment; To Create New Section 41-39-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Receive And Store Dead Human Bodies When The Governor Proclaims A State Of Emergency And Insufficient Facilities Exist In Counties And Municipalities To Receive And Store The Bodies; To Amend Sections 41-61-61 And 41-61-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.
Session: 2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Died In Committee
Last Action Date: February 1, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Timmy Ladner (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 122)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 1, 2022 | Died In Committee |
| House | Jan 4, 2022 | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 3, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
