Mississippi House Bill 1060 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-3)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 41-23-37 And 43-20-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Exemptions From The Immunization Requirements Of Schools And Licensed Child Care Facilities When A Parent Or Legal Guardian Objects To Immunization Of The Child On The Grounds That The Immunization Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian; To Provide That A Parent Or Guardian Must First Furnish The Responsible Official Of The School Or Facility An Affidavit In Which The Parent Or Guardian Swears Or Affirms That The Immunization Required Conflicts With The Religious Beliefs Of The Parent Or Guardian Before A Child Is Exempted From Immunization On Religious Grounds; And For Related Purposes.

School Immunization; authorize exemption from requirements for religous beliefs.

Rep. Dan Eubanks [R]	Rep. John Faulkner [D]	Rep. Joel Bomgar [R]	Rep. Randy Boyd [R]
Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]	Rep. Dana Criswell [R]	Rep. Stephanie Foster [D]
Rep. Jeff Hale [R]	Rep. Steve Hopkins [R]	Rep. Hester Jackson-McCray [D]	Rep. Jansen Owen [R]
Rep. Randall Patterson [R]	Rep. Randal Rushing [R]	Rep. Jody Steverson [R]	Rep. Mark Tullos [R]
Rep. Brady Williamson [R]	Rep. Stephen Horne [R]	Rep. Vince Mangold [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-14	House	Referred To Education;Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1060.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1060IN.htm