Mississippi House Bill 1068 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-61-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add The Death Of Any Person Under The Age Of Eighteen To The List Of Deaths Categorized As "affecting Public Interest"; To Amend Section 41-61-63, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require County Medical Examiners To Enter Electronically The Information For All Deaths, And All Associated Toxicology Reports, That Occur In The Examiner's County In A Manner Prescribed By The State Medical Examiner; To Amend Section 13-1-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create An Evidentiary Presumption Of Death To Be Known As The "zeb Hughes Law" Whenever Uncontradicted Sworn Testimony And Evidence Support A Determination Of The Death Of A Missing Person Who Has Undergone A Catastrophic Event That Exposed The Person To Imminent Peril; To Create New Section 41-57-8, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Registrar Of Vital Statistics To Prepare A Death Certificate For A Missing Person Legally Presumed To Be Dead Upon Receipt Of A Proper Court Order; And For Related Purposes.

County medical examiners; require to enter information electronically.

Rep. Missy Warren McGee [R]

2024-04-17 - House - House Concurred in Amend From Senate (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 119 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-25		Approved by Governor
2024-04-19	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-04-18	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2024-04-17	House	Concurred in Amend From Senate
2024-04-12	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2024-04-11	Senate	Passed As Amended
2024-04-11	Senate	Amended
2024-04-11	Senate	Reconsidered
2024-04-05	Senate	Motion to Reconsider Entered
2024-04-05	Senate	Passed As Amended
2024-04-05	Senate	Amended
2024-03-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2024-03-19	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2024-03-11	House	Transmitted To Senate
2024-03-08	House	Passed
2024-02-29	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2024-02-08	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
13	1	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	61	59	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	61	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1068.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1068IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1068PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1068SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/HB1068_S_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/sam/HB1068_S_Subst_1_for_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/0670021.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/0950006.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/senate/1010082.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/votes/house/1070005.pdf