Mississippi House Bill 522

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-10 - Referred To Public Health and Human Services
Pending: House Public Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-6-171, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Legislative Drafting Offices And State Agencies To Use Certain Respectful References To Individuals With Disabilities In Preparing Legislation And Rules; To Amend Sections 13-1-305, 19-5-45, 21-37-6, 25-9-149, 27-19-56, 27-19-56.134, 29-5-65, 37-16-9, 37-31-31, 37-31-33, 37-31-35, 37-31-39, 37-41-3, 37-151-5, 37-151-7, 41-3-15, 41-7-173, 41-11-102, 41-11-105, 41-11-109, 41-11-111, 41-11-113, 41-13-35, 41-19-33, 41-19-205, 41-19-237, 41-19-257, 41-19-261, 41-19-291, 41-21-131, 41-21-139, 41-31-15, 41-79-5, 43-6-1, 43-6-3, 43-6-5, 43-6-13, 43-6-15, 43-6-113, 43-6-125, 43-13-117, 43-18-1, 43-27-25, 43-33-703, 43-33-717, 43-33-723, 45-1-2, 45-35-53, 47-5-1351, 49-7-39, 49-7-40, 71-3-3, 71-3-7, 71-3-105, 71-7-13, 75-74-9, 83-9-32, 93-7-3 And 97-3-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize The Terminology That Is Used To Refer To Persons With Mental Illness, Persons With An Intellectual Disability, Handicapped Persons And Crippled Persons; And For Related Purposes.

Disabilities, persons with; modernize terminology used to refer to.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
13	1	305	Amended Code	See Bill Text
19	5	45	Amended Code	See Bill Text
21	37	6	Amended Code	See Bill Text
25	9	149	Amended Code	See Bill Text
27	19	56	Amended Code	See Bill Text
29	5	65	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	151	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	151	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	16	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	31	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	31	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	31	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	31	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text
37	41	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	11	102	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	11	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	11	109	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	11	111	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	11	113	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	13	35	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	205	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	237	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	257	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	261	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	291	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	19	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	21	131	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	21	139	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	3	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	31	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	7	173	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	79	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	13	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	18	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	27	25	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	33	703	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	33	717	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	33	723	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	113	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	125	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	171	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
43	6	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	1	2	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	35	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
47	5	1351	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	7	39	Amended Code	See Bill Text
49	7	40	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	105	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	3	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
71	7	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
75	74	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	9	32	Amended Code	See Bill Text
93	7	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	3	4	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0522.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0522IN.htm