Mississippi 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 2161 — State Medical Examiner; clarify qualifications for office and for deputies.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill SB 2161 has been updated to include additional provisions that were not in the version sent to the governor. These new lines enhance the bill's regulations or protections, which could have a significant impact on its implementation. This change matters because it aims to address specific concerns that arose during the legislative process, ensuring that the bill better serves the needs of the community.

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SB2161 (As Sent to Governor) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
SB2161 (As Passed the Senate) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
Senator(s) Bryan Senate Bill 2161 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-61-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986;
Senator(s) Bryan Senate Bill 2161 (As Passed the Senate) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-61-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DEFINITIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EXAMINER ACT OF 1986;
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Returned For Enrolling

  5. Passed

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

  7. Referred To Appropriations

  8. Transmitted To House

  9. Passed As Amended

  10. Amended

  11. Title Suff Do Pass

  12. Referred To Appropriations

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 82 Yea · 31 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9801
Republican 38601
Unaffiliated 341702
Independent 1000
Total 823104
% of votes cast 70%26%0%3%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Baria — Nay
Beckett — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Busby — Yea
Calhoun — Nay
Corley — Yea
Criswell — Yea
Denny — Yea
Dixon — Yea
Dortch — Nay
Henley — Yea
Holland — Nay
Hopkins — Yea
Hughes — Nay
McLeod — Yea
McNeal — Yea
Mettetal — Yea
Miles — Nay
Paden — Nay
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Nay
Shirley — Yea
Snowden — Yea
Staples — Yea
Straughter — Nay
Sullivan — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Walker — Nay
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Nay
Willis — Yea
Young — Yea
Yeas--Aguirre — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bell (21st) — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Gibbs (36th) — Yea
Absent or those Johnson (87th) — Not Voting
Present--Gibbs (72nd) — Not Voting
Huddleston — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Rogers (14th) — Yea
Rogers (61st) — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Nays--Anthony — Nay
Barnett — Nay
Bell (65th) — Nay
Holloway — Nay
Johnson (94th) — Nay
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Nay
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Not Voting
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Nay
Jeffery Harness Democrat Nay
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Nay
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Nay
Kabir Karriem Democrat Nay
Omeria Scott Democrat Yea
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Nay
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
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 Nay
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Nay
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 Nay
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy P. Boyd Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Nay
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Not Voting
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Nay
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Nay
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 39 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 3300
Unaffiliated 23504
Republican 13200
Total 391004
% of votes cast 74%19%0%8%
How each member voted (53)
Member Party Vote
Branning — Yea
Browning — Yea
Burton — Not Voting
Carmichael — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Dawkins — Yea
Doty — Yea
Gollott — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Jolly — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Massey — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Polk — Yea
Tollison — Yea
Turner-Ford — Nay
Witherspoon — Yea
Yeas--Blackwell — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Dearing — Yea
Jackson R. (11th) — Yea
Jackson S. (32nd) — Yea
Parker — Yea
Simmons W. (13th) — Yea
Nays--Barnett — Nay
Jackson G. (15th) — Nay
Simmons D — Nay
T. (12th) — Nay
Absent and those Blackmon — Not Voting
Hudson — Not Voting
Voting Present--Wilemon — Not Voting
Albert Butler Democrat Nay
David Blount Democrat Yea
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 Nay
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Nay
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2161?
SB 2161 is sponsored by Hob Bryan (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 2161?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2019. Enacted.
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