Mississippi Senate Bill 2407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on April 22 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-22 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 25-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That The Board Of Trustees Of A Community Hospital Is A Public Body For The Purposes Of The Open Meetings Act; To Amend Section 25-41-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Ability Of The Board Of Trustees To Go Into Executive Session For Matters Concerning The Operation Of The Hospital As A Business Entity; To Amend Section 25-61-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Records Containing Information Concerning Trade Secrets And Confidential Commercial And Financial Information Of A Proprietary Nature Developed By A Public Hospital Are Not Subject To The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Amend Section 25-61-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Federal Statutory Law Imposing Confidentiality Upon A Record Will Exempt The Record From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Records Relating To The Business Development Of A Public Hospital Are Not Subject To The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Amend Section 41-13-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Qualifications Of Persons To Be Appointed To The Board Of Trustees Of A Community Hospital; To Authorize The Hospital Owner To Remove A Trustee For Good Cause Shown; To Impose A Greater Range For The Performance Bond To Be Secured On Behalf Of Trustees Of A Community Hospital; To Amend Section 27-104-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Owner Of A Community Hospital To Create And Maintain A Transparency And Accountability Website For The Hospital; To Amend Section 41-9-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Public Hospital Records That Are Exempt From The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Create New Sections 41-13-49 And 41-13-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Defined Benefit Retirement Plan Maintained By A Community Hospital For Its Employees, Whether The Membership Of The Plan Is Open Or Closed To New Members, To Disclose Certain Information To The Public And Provide Certain Information To Participants; To Require The Administrator Of The Retirement Plan To Disseminate To The Public A Summary Plan Description, Annual Disclosure Of Financial And Actuarial Status, And An Annual Report; To Require The Administrator Of The Retirement Plan To Furnish To Each Participant And Beneficiary Who Is Receiving Benefits Under The Plan Certain Information About The Plan; And For Related Purposes.

Community hospitals; revise provisions concerning transparency.

Sen. Brice Wiggins [R]	Sen. Deborah Dawkins [D]	Sen. John Horhn [D]	Sen. Robert Jackson [D]
Sen. Kenneth Jones [D]	Sen. David Jordan [D]

2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-10 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 109 N: 8 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-12 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-22		Approved by Governor
2015-04-08	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-04-08	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-27	House	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-27	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-26	House	Conferees Named Mims,Busby,Read
2015-03-26	Senate	Conferees Named Collins,Polk,Wiggins
2015-03-18	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2015-03-11	House	Returned For Concurrence
2015-03-10	House	Passed As Amended
2015-03-10	House	Amended
2015-03-09	House	Read the Third Time
2015-03-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2015-02-27	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2015-02-13	Senate	Transmitted To House
2015-02-12	Senate	Passed
2015-02-12	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2015-01-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19	Senate	Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2407.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2407IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2407CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2407PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2407SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0380012.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0640010.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0850012.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0850042.pdf