Mississippi Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Mississippi State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
MS SB 2767 2023-04-19 WATCH Adds restricted religious belief exemption to school vaccine requirements, allows Health official to remove unvaccinated children during outbreaks Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Education Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS HB 1488 2023-04-19 SUPPORT Provides a religious exemption to immunization requirements for children's school attendance with parent's written statement Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Education Committee, before deadline of 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS HB 1487 2023-04-19 WATCH Adds religious/conscientious belief exemption to school vaccine requirements, expands medical exemptions to out of state doctors Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Education Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS SB 2762 2023-04-19 SUPPORT Prohibits schools or political subdivisions from requiring COVID vaccines or masks, prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Education Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS HB 1486 2023-04-19 SUPPORT Provides a religious exemption to immunization requirements for children's school attendance with parent's written statement Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Education Committee, before deadline of 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS SB 2769 2023-04-17 WATCH Adds religious exemption but implements restrictions on medical exemptions Status: Died, bill failed to pass Senate Education Committee on 1/31/2023, However Lawsuit Results in Restored Religious Exemption starting 7/15/2023

Action: NONE
MS HB 1051 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Requires notification by health care provider/medical examiner if death may have been caused by COVID vaccine, allows family member to request autopsy Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Public Health and Human Services Committee before committee deadline of 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS SB 2768 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Prohibits denial of an anatomical gift/organ transplant/related treatment solely on the basis of the person's vaccination for COVID-19 or variants Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing & pass Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee before deadline on 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS HB 647 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Prohibits adult vaccine discrimination in employment or to receive a benefit or service, adds philosophical vaccine exemption for first responders Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing & pass House Public Health & Human Services Committee before deadline on 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS HB 1302 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Establishes a religious belief exemption to vaccines required for school and child care facilities Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the House Education Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS SB 2320 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Prohibits a licensing agency from discriminating/taking a hostile action against a physician for exercising their constitutional right of free speech Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing & pass Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee before deadline on 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS HB 1370 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Requires AG to investigate Pharma companies re: development, promotion, distribution of COVID vaccines, set criminal penalties, report to legislature Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Public Health and Human Services Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS SB 2766 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Establishes a religious belief exemption for vaccines required for school and childcare facilities Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Education Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS HB 1314 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Establishes a religious belief exemption for vaccines required for school and childcare facilities Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for a hearing in the House Education Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE
MS SB 2874 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Prohibits mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for Mississippi residents by the state, political subdivisions or as a condition of employment Status: Died, failed to be scheduled for hearing & pass Senate Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee before deadline on 1/31/2023

Action: NONE
MS SB 2805 2023-01-31 SUPPORT Prohibits an employer from taking adverse employment action against an individual who declines to receive a COVID vaccine due to a religious belief Status: Died, Failed to be scheduled for hearing in Senate Judiciary Committee before 1/31/2023 deadline for committee passage

Action: NONE

Announcements

The following table lists postings about events, initiatives, people, and pretty much anything related to protecting and expanding your rights!