Mississippi Legislature

1998 Regular Session

House Bill 421

[Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House] [Sent to Governor]

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Organ donations; revise law regarding identifying and requesting organ and tissue donors.

History of Actions:

101/06/98(H)Referred To Public Health and Welfare
201/15/98(H)Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
301/21/98(H)Committee Substitute Adopted
401/21/98(H)Passed
501/22/98(H)Transmitted To Senate
601/23/98(S)Referred To Public Health and Welfare
702/24/98(S)Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
803/04/98(S)Amended
903/04/98(S)Passed As Amended
1003/05/98(S)Returned For Concurrence
1103/18/98(H)Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
1203/20/98(H)Conferees Named Holland,Wells-Smith,Coleman (65th)
1303/24/98(S)Conferees Named Nunnelee,Little,Bean
1403/29/98(H)Conference Report Filed
1503/29/98(S)Conference Report Filed
1603/30/98(H)Conference Report Adopted
1704/01/98(S)Conference Report Adopted
1804/03/98(H)Enrolled Bill Signed
1904/03/98(S)Enrolled Bill Signed
2004/03/98Due From Governor 04/21/98
2104/14/98Approved by Governor

Background Information:

Effective dateMay 1, 1998
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo
Chapter number540

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Scott (17th)

Additional Authors: Holland, Bailey, Banks, Barnett (116th), Barnett (92nd), Blackmon, Bourdeaux, Bowles, Bozeman, Broomfield, Brown, Cameron, Capps, Chaney, Clark, Clarke, Coleman (29th), Coleman (65th), Comans, Compretta, Cummings, Davis, Dedeaux, Denny, Dickson, Eaton, Ellington, Ellis, Ellzey, Endt, Evans, Flaggs, Ford, Formby, Foster, Franks, Fredericks, Frierson, Gadd, Gibbs, Green (34th), Green (72nd), Green (96th), Grist, Guice, Hamilton, Henderson (26th), Henderson (9th), Holden, Horne, Howell, Huddleston, Hudson, Ishee, Janus, Jennings, Johnson, Ketchings, King, Livingston, Malone, Manning, Maples, Markham, Martinson, McBride, McCoy, McElwain, McInnis, Middleton, Miles, Miller, Mitchell, Moak, Montgomery, Moody, Moore, Morris, Moss, Myers, Nettles, Peranich, Perkins, Perry, Read, Reeves, Reynolds, Robertson, Robinson (63rd), Robinson (84th), Rogers, Rotenberry, Ryan, Saucier, Scott (80th), Shows, Simmons (100th), Simmons (37th), Simpson, Smith (27th), Smith (35th), Smith (39th), Stevens, Straughter, Stribling, Stringer, Taylor, Thomas, Thornton, Vince, Walker, Wallace, Warren, Watson, Weathersby, Wells-Smith, West, Williams, Woods, Young

Code Sections: A 041-0039-0015, A 041-0039-0053

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-39-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ORGAN AND TISSUE DONORS AND REQUESTING DONATIONS, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AMEND SECTION 41-39-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION REGARDING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/05/98 at 08:45.



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