MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1997 Regular Session

To: Rules

By: Representative Reeves

House Resolution 2

A RESOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW HOUSE RULE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN THE HOUSE CHAMBER AND IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ROOMS.  

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That the Rules of the House are amended by creating a new rule to read as follows:

"______. Smoking shall not be permitted at any time in the House chamber or in the House committee rooms. As used in this rule, "smoking" means to inhale, exhale, burn, carry or otherwise possess any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe or any other object or device of any form that contains lighted tobacco or any other smoking product. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall enforce the provisions of this rule."