Mississippi Senate Bill 2320 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 73-49-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Licensing Boards Or Agencies Of Health Care Practitioners From Reprimanding, Sanctioning, Revoking Or Threatening To Revoke A License, Certificate Or Registration Of A Practitioner For Exercising His Or Her Constitutional Right Of Free Speech, Unless The Board Or Agency Proves Beyond A Reasonable Doubt That The Speech Used By The Practitioner Led To The Direct Physical Harm Of A Person With Whom The Practitioner Had A Practitioner-patient Relationship; To Require The Licensing Boards Or Agencies Of Health Care Practitioners To Provide A Practitioner With Any Complaints Received For Which Revocation Actions May Be In Order Within Seven Days After Receipt Of Such Complaint; To Amend Sections 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-23-59, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13, 73-31-21, 73-39-77, 73-71-33 And 73-75-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

Physicians; no licensing agency can discriminate or take a hostile action against for views on COVID vaccine.

Sen. Jeff Tate [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	15	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	19	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	21	97	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	23	59	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	26	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	27	13	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	31	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	39	77	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	6	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	71	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	75	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	9	61	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2320.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2320IN.htm