MS HB1065 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Create The Eugenics Asexualization And Sterilization Compensation Program; To Provide That Such Program Shall Compensate Those Who Were Involuntarily Sterilized From The Early 1930s Until 1963 By The State; To Provide Certain Definitions; To Require Compensation Be Paid To Eligible Individuals Under The Program; To Provide That Individuals May Offer Proof To The Tort Claims Board Who Shall Make Eligibility Determinations For Compensation For The Individuals; To Provide An Appeals Process For Those Denied Compensation; To Create The Division Of Justice For Sterilization Victims Within The Office Of The Attorney General; To Provide That The Division Shall Assist Individuals With Their Claims For Compensation In Certain Situations; To Provide That All Inquiries Of Eligibility, Claims And Payments Shall Be Confidential And Shall Not Be Public Records; To Exclude Compensation Received Under The Program From Gross Income; To Require The Department Of Human Services To Disregard Any Compensation Awarded Under This Act; To Require The Department To Amend Its State Plan Submitted To The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services To Allow For Income, Resource And Asset Disregard For Compensation Received Under The Program As Income, Resources Or Assets; To Create Within The State Treasury A Special Fund Designated As The "eugenics Sterilization Compensation Fund"; To Provide Certain Funding For The Division Of Justice For Sterilization Victims; To Amend Sections 11-46-19 And 27-7-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Eugenics Asexualization and Sterilization Compensation Program; create.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-04HouseDied In Committee
2014-01-20HouseReferred To Judiciary A;Appropriations

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