Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1387

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Background

Title

Description: Emergency management; expand authority of Governor and Health Department to address pandemics and epidemics.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 01/25 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/07 (H) Passed   {Vote}
4 02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 02/09 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
6 02/27 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Moss

Additional Authors: Bailey, Clarke, Dedeaux, Hudson, Robinson (63rd), Rogers (61st), Scott

Code Sections: A 033-0015-0005, A 033-0015-0011, A 041-0003-0015, A 041-0023-0001, A 041-0023-0005

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE PANDEMICS AND EPIDEMICS WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "NATURAL EMERGENCY" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE DISPOSAL OF DANGEROUS WASTES OR OTHER CONTAMINATED PROPERTY IN THE WAKE OF A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC OR ACT OF TERRORISM; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE VETERINARIANS, CERTAIN STOCK DEALERS AND PHARMACISTS TO REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANY DISEASES THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY BIOTERRORISM, EPIDEMIC OR PANDEMIC DISIASE; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEATH INVESTIGATIONS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION 41-39-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY TAKE CHARGE OF CORPSES FOLLOWING A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC OR ACT OF TERRORISM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/27/07 at 16:33.

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