Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2619

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Background

Title

Description: Abortion Procedure Rights of Conscience Act; providers, institutions and payers not required to participate in abortion procedures.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 02/17 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2 03/02 (S) Title Suff Do Pass
3 03/17 (S) Passed
4 03/18 (S) Transmitted To House
5 03/22 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
6 04/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 04/07 (H) Amended
8 04/07 (H) Passed As Amended
9 04/09 (H) Returned For Concurrence
10 04/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
11 04/28 (S) Conferees Named Nunnelee,Hyde-Smith,Frazier
12 04/29 (H) Conferees Named Smith (39th),Fillingane,Gunn
13 05/01 (S) Conference Report Filed
14 05/01 (H) Conference Report Filed
15 05/03 (S) Conference Report Adopted
16 05/03 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
17 05/03 (S) Reconsidered
18 05/03 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
19 05/03 (H) Conference Report Filed
20 05/03 (S) Conference Report Filed
21 05/04 (S) Conference Report Adopted
22 05/05 (H) Conference Report Adopted
23 05/07 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
24 05/08 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
25 05/14 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Committee Amendment No 1
   
[H] Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2619

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2004
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority
Chapter number568

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Little

Additional Authors: Nunnelee, Burton, Robertson, Flowers, Michel, Carmichael, Chamberlin, Lee (35th), Mettetal, Gordon, Chaney, Huggins, Frazier, Jackson (15th), Hyde-Smith, Pickering, Wilemon, Clarke, White, Hewes

Title: AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE ACT"; TO PROVIDE THAT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR HEALTH CARE INSTITUTION OR HEALTH CARE PAYER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A HEALTH CARE SERVICE THAT VIOLATES HIS OR HER CONSCIENCE; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FOR SUCH ACTION; TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION FOR SUCH ACTION; TO CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT ALLOW DISCRIMINATION BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; TO PROHIBIT DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS DUE TO SUCH ACTION; TO PROVIDE CIVIL REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/14/04 at 14:56.

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