Mississippi House Bill 61 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-3-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Criteria For Drug And Alcohol Testing Under The Workers' Compensation Law; To Amend Section 71-7-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 71-3-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Compensation The Workers' Compensation Commission Is Authorized To Award For Serious Facial Or Head Disfigurements; To Amend Section 71-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of Compensation The Workers' Compensation Commission Is Authorized To Award While An Employee Is Undergoing Vocational Rehabilitation; To Amend Section 71-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Death Benefit Compensation The Workers' Compensation Commission Is Authorized To Award For Death; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' compensation; revise criteria for drug and alcohol testing, increase benefits for disfigurement, vocational rehab and death.

Rep. Mark Formby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Insurance;Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0061.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0061IN.htm