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.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

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 2920 2024-03-05 SUPPORT Standardizes and simplifies medical exemption form and process, prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status Status: Died, failed to pass Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on 3/5/2024

Action: None at this time
MS HB 1512 2024-03-05 SUPPORT Prohibits health insurers from denying a claim solely because a person is not vaccinated with State Health Officer recommended/required vaccine Status: Died, failed to pass House Public Health and Human Services Committee on 3/5/2024

Action: None at this time
MS SB 2154 2024-03-05 WATCH Adds religious exemption & associated form to school vaccine mandate laws, but allows exempted student to be excluded from school during outbreak Status: Died, failed to pass Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee on 3/5/2024

Action: None at this time
MS SB 2167 2024-02-02 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists to order vaccines without a prescription or standing order & delegate their administration to interns or pharmacy technicians Status: Referred To Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on 2/2/2024

Action: Contact Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to OPPOSE
MS HB 840 2024-02-02 SUPPORT Prohibits all adult vaccine mandates for any vaccine, except where required by educational institutions Status: Referred To House Public Health and Human Services Committee on 2/2/2024

Action: Contact House Public Health and Human Services Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
MS HB 643 2024-01-24 SUPPORT Prohibits the manufacture, sale, delivery, holding, or offering for sale of food containing mRNA vaccine or material unless conspicuously labeled Status: Referred to the House Public Health & Human Services on 1/24/2024

Action: Contact House Public Health & Human Services Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
MS SB 2061 2024-01-18 SUPPORT Prohibits a person receiving an anatomical gift or organ transplant from being discriminated against based on the person’s COVID-19 vaccination status Status: Referred to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on 1/18/2024

Action: Contact Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to SUPPORT

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