2021
Regular Session
State of emergency; provide a maximum time period for and authorize Department of Health to store dead bodies if necessary.
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.
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1327
House Bill 1327
HB 1327
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2021
Rules
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Public Health and Welfare
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Ladner
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Williamson
../../House_authors/Williamson.xml
Criswell
../../House_authors/Criswell.xml
Eubanks
../../House_authors/Eubanks.xml
Brown (20th)
../../House_authors/Brown_(20th).xml
Stamps
../../House_authors/Stamps.xml
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../../code_sections/033/00150005.xml
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../../code_sections/033/00150011.xml
A
../../code_sections/041/00610061.xml
A
../../code_sections/041/00610069.xml
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01/18 (H) Referred To Rules
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02/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
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02/03 (H) Passed
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02/03 (H) Immediate Release
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02/03 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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02/16 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
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03/02 (S) Died In Committee
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