MS SB2070 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Support And Promote Breast-feeding In Mississippi Through Legislative Acknowledgement Of The Many Benefits Of Breast-feeding; To Authorize Hospitals With Birthing Facilities To Have A Written Infant Feeding Policy That Supports Breast-feeding Which All Relevant Staff Must Be Sufficiently Trained In; To Provide That Maternal Health Care Facilities Should Make Every Reasonable Effort To Display A "breast-feeding In Mississippi: Guidelines" Sign Publicly On Their Premises; To Direct The State Department Of Health To Prepare A Video For Presentation In Offices Of The Department In Which The Department Provides Benefits To Women Of Child-bearing Age, Which Shall Provide Information About The Importance Of Breast-feeding Infants; To Provide That Applicants For And Recipients Of Any Such Benefits Provided By The Department May View The Video In The Offices Of The Department; To Authorize The Department To Provide The Video To Other State Agencies That Provide Benefits To Women Of Child-bearing Age, For Appropriate Use By Those Agencies; To Reenact Sections 57-10-701 Through 57-10-709, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The Small Business And Grocer Investment Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 57-10-707, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Funding Of Any Project That Would Be Directly Competing Against An Existing Food Retailer; To Amend Section 57-10-711, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of Repeal On The Sections Of Law That Create The Small Business And Grocer Investment Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

"Breast-Feeding in Mississippi: Guidelines"; require accommodations by employers and facilities.

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Roll Calls

2016-04-20 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 36 N: 1 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-19 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 107 N: 10 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-29 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 104 N: 14 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 48 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-13 Approved by Governor
2016-04-26HouseEnrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-26SenateEnrolled Bill Signed
2016-04-20SenateConference Report Adopted
2016-04-19HouseConference Report Adopted
2016-04-18HouseConference Report Filed
2016-04-18SenateConference Report Filed
2016-04-13HouseConferees Named Mims,Barker,Crawford
2016-04-12SenateConferees Named Kirby,Wiggins,Frazier
2016-04-07SenateDecline to Concur/Invite Conf
2016-03-30HouseReturned For Concurrence
2016-03-29HousePassed As Amended
2016-03-29HouseAmended
2016-03-28HouseTabled Subject To Call
2016-03-23HouseRead the Third Time
2016-03-22HouseTitle Suff Do Pass As Amended
2016-03-14HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services
2016-02-26SenateTransmitted To House
2016-02-25SenatePassed
2016-02-25SenateCommittee Substitute Adopted
2016-02-23SenateTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2016-01-26SenateReferred To Public Health and Welfare

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