Mississippi House Bill 130 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 22-1-1)
Status: Failed on February 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-12 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-23-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Parents Or Guardians Of School-age Children To Obtain Certificates Of Exemption From Vaccinations For Medical Reasons Or For Conscientious Beliefs In Order For The Child To Attend School; To Provide That In Order To Claim An Exemption From A Required Vaccination For Medical Reasons, The Child's Parent Or Guardian Must Present A Statement From The Child's Physician Stating That The Required Vaccine Is Medically Contraindicated Or Poses A Significant Risk To The Health And Well-being Of The Child Or Any Member Of The Child's Household; To Provide That In Order To Obtain An Exemption From A Required Vaccination For Conscientious Beliefs, The Child's Parent Or Guardian Must Complete An Affidavit On An Exemption Form Provided By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Exemption Form For Conscientious Beliefs Must Contain A Statement Indicating That The Parent Or Guardian Understands The Benefits And Risks Of Vaccinations And The Benefits And Risks Of Not Being Vaccinated, And Must Contain A Section Where The Parent Or Guardian Can List The Specific Vaccination Or Vaccinations For Which The Exemption Applies; To Provide That Exemptions From Vaccinations For Medical Reasons Or For Conscientious Beliefs Will Be Valid For One Year; And For Related Purposes.

School attendance; authorize exemptions from vaccinations for medical reasons or conscientious beliefs for.

Rep. Mark Formby [R]	Rep. Angela Cockerham [I]	Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Mark Baker [R]
Rep. Gary Chism [R]	Rep. Lester Carpenter [R]	Rep. Ken Morgan [R]	Rep. Frank Hamilton [R]
Rep. Randy Boyd [R]	Rep. Randal Rushing [R]	Rep. Larry Byrd [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Guice [R]
Rep. John Moore [R]	Rep. Carolyn Crawford [R]	Rep. Timmy Ladner [R]	Rep. Bill Kinkade [R]
Rep. Herb Frierson [R]	Rep. Deborah Butler Dixon [D]	Rep. Patricia Willis [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Smith [R]
Rep. Pat Nelson [R]	Rep. Hank Lott [R]	Rep. Bobby Howell [R]	Rep. Andy Gipson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-12	House	Died On Calendar
2015-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-06	House	Referred To Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0130.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0130IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0130CS.htm