Mississippi House Bill 978 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 25-15-3, 25-15-15 And 25-15-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Terms "employee" And "retiree" To Include County And Municipal Employees, Including Elected Officials, For The Purposes Of Eligibility To Participate In The Health Insurance Program Of The State And School Employees Health And Life Insurance Plan; To Provide That The State Shall Not Share In The Cost Of Health Insurance For Such Employees; To Authorize A County Or Municipality Employing Such Persons To Pay To The State An Amount Equal To The Cost That The County Or Municipality Would Pay For The Coverage Of Such Employees Under Other Provisions Of Law; And For Related Purposes.

State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan; include county and municipal employees, including elected officials, in participation.

Rep. Timmy Ladner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-12	House	Referred To Insurance;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB0978.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0978IN.htm