MS HB799 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-13, 37-13-91, 37-23-63, 41-4-18, 41-7-173, 41-7-191, 43-7-61 And 43-18-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Modernize The Terminology That Is Used In State Statutes To Refer To Persons With An Intellectual Disability By Replacing The Term "mentally Retarded" With "intellectual Disability"; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Mississippi Code; modernize terminology by replacing "mentally retarded" with "intellectual disability".
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-01-31 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 15 | 13 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 13 | 91 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 37 | 23 | 63 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 41 | 4 | 18 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 41 | 7 | 173 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 41 | 7 | 191 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 43 | 18 | 1 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 43 | 7 | 61 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0799.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0799IN.htm |
