Conservatorship; revise required certificates for respondents in the State Hospital at the time of the petition.
HB 1442 revises Mississippi's conservatorship process for individuals housed in state hospitals. It requires medical professionals employed by Mississippi State Hospitals (including North and East Mississippi State Hospitals or their contracted facilities) to sign the required medical certificates for conservatorship petitions when the respondent is in a state hospital at the time of filing. This replaces the previous requirement for outside licensed physicians to conduct examinations, streamlining the certification process for these specific cases. The bill also updates related provisions to grant access to medical records from these hospitals during conservatorship proceedings. The changes apply only to conservatorship cases involving respondents currently residing in state hospitals.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 17, 2025
Signed Mar 28, 2025
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MINOR
The bill title was updated to reflect its current status as sent to the Governor rather than passed by the House. A minor requirement was added to the medical examination certificate, now requiring professionals to indicate the result of the personal examination. The substantive examination procedures, including telemedicine provisions and professional qualifications, remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Bill title updated from 'As Passed the House' to 'As Sent to Governor' to reflect current legislative status.
REQUIREMENT
Medical examination certificates must now include an indication of the examination result.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Feb 13, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Amend From Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed As Amended
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division A
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary A
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joey Hood
RRepublican
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