Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with certain exceptions.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 3 | 02/12 (H) Failed to Suspend Rules | |
| 4 | 02/12 (H) Read the Third Time | |
| 5 | 02/13 (H) Recommitted to Committee | |
| 6 | 02/13 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Moody
Additional Author: Whittington
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI SMOKE FREE FAMILIES ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ENCLOSED PUBLIC PLACES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES; TO SPECIFY THE AREAS WHERE SMOKING IS NOT REGULATED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POSTING OF NO SMOKING SIGNS; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ADOPT REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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