MS HB956 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Prohibit State Agencies Administering Programs That Provide Monetary Or Nonmonetary Assistance, Benefits Or Services To Eligible Applicants From Publicly Disclosing Any Personal Or Identifying Information Received By The Agency From The Applicants In Such Manner As To Reveal The Identity Of The Applicants; To Specify The Type Of Identifying Information To Which This Act Applies; To Provide That Before Any Information Received By A State Agency From An Applicant May Be Provided To A Person Or Entity Outside Of The Agency, The Agency Shall Redact All Identifying Information From The Information That Is Provided; To Provide That A Violation Of This Act Is A Misdemeanor; And For Related Purposes.
Title
State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.
Sponsors
| Rep. Robert Johnson [D] | Rep. John Hines [D] | Rep. Orlando Paden [D] | Rep. Bryant Clark [D] |
| Rep. Christopher Bell [D] | Rep. Bo Brown [D] | Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary B |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0956.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0956IN.htm |
