Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 2400 — County coroners; may contract with a private pathologist to perform autopsies.

Last action — Died On Calendar

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 4 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 2400 has been updated to refer to Section 41-61-77 instead of Section 41-71-65 regarding the qualifications for pathologists. This change clarifies which specific section of the law outlines the requirements for a pathologist to conduct autopsies. This matters because it ensures that the bill aligns with the correct legal framework, helping to maintain high standards in postmortem examinations and enhance public health and safety.

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SB2400 (As Introduced) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2400 (As Passed the Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) McMahan, Hopson, Carter Senate Bill 2400 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-61-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW COUNTY CORONERS TO CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE PATHOLOGIST TO PERFORM AUTOPSIES ON A PILOT-PROGRAM BASIS;
Senator(s) McMahan, Hopson, Carter Senate Bill 2400 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-61-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW COUNTY CORONERS TO CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE PATHOLOGIST TO PERFORM AUTOPSIES ON A PILOT-PROGRAM BASIS;
     (4)  As a pilot program for three (3) years, beginning July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2022, in Lee, Itawamba, Warren and Harrison counties, the county medical examiner or medical examiner investigator, with the approval of the board of supervisors, may choose a competent pathologist who is designated under Section 41-71-65 by the State Medical Examiner as a pathologist qualified to perform postmortem examinations and autopsies to perform the necessary autopsy or study under this section.
     (4)  As a pilot program for three (3) years, beginning July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2022, in Lee, Itawamba, Warren and Harrison counties, the county medical examiner or medical examiner investigator, with the approval of the board of supervisors, may choose a competent pathologist who is designated under Section 41-61-77 by the State Medical Examiner as a pathologist qualified to perform postmortem examinations and autopsies to perform the necessary autopsy or study under this section.
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Amendments

4 amendments

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Action History

  1. Died On Calendar

  2. Motion to Reconsider Entered (Cockerham, Baker, Tullos)

  3. Passed As Amended

  4. Amended

  5. Read the Third Time

  6. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  7. Referred To Judiciary A

  8. Transmitted To House

  9. Passed As Amended

  10. Amended

  11. Title Suff Do Pass

  12. Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage as Amended

Passed 97 Yea · 12 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44001
Democrat 9503
Unaffiliated 44605
Independent 0100
Total 971209
% of votes cast 82%10%0%8%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Yea
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Yea
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Nay
Henley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Yea
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Nay
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Willis — Yea
Young — Nay
Clarke — Yea
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Nays--Williams-Barnes — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Blackmon — Nay
Absent or those Anderson — Not Voting
Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Present--Faulkner — Not Voting
Jackson — Not Voting
Holloway — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Johnson (87th) — Yea
Johnson (94th) — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Not Voting
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Nay
Carl Mickens Democrat Not Voting
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Not Voting
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Nay
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Not Voting
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 42 Yea · 8 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 3300
Unaffiliated 23502
Total 42802
% of votes cast 81%15%0%4%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Nay
Witherspoon — Nay
Yeas--Barnett — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson G. (15th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Nays--Blackmon — Nay
Jackson R. (11th) — Nay
Simmons D. T. (12th) — Nay
Absent and those Burton — Not Voting
Voting Present--Wilemon — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Yea
David Blount Democrat Nay
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Nay
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Nay
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2400?
SB 2400 is sponsored by Briggs Hopson (Republican), Chad McMahan (Republican), and Joel R. Carter, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2400?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 2400?
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