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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!

State	Title
MS	2023-04-19	FEDERAL COURT RESTORES RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION TO STATE VACCINE MANDATE FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL IN MISSISSIPPI