MS HB577 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create A Hazard Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Grant Program, To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health, To Provide $1,500 In Premium Pay For Essential Health Care Workers Who Perform Jobs In Public Settings At Heightened Risk Of Exposure To Covid-19; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Department To Establish A Procedure For Employers Of Essential Health Care Workers To Apply For Grant Funds; To Require The Department To Submit An Annual Report On The Program To The Legislative Budget Committee; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Essential health care workers premium pay; Department of Health to create program with Coronavirus Recovery Funds.
Sponsors
Rep. Robert Johnson [D] | Rep. John Hines [D] | Rep. Jeffery Harness [D] | Rep. Daryl Porter [D] |
Rep. Bryant Clark [D] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
2024-01-24 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0577.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0577IN.htm |