Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places and workplaces on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Dawkins
Code Section: A 097-0032-0027
Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST SMOKE-FREE FAMILIES ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ENCLOSED PUBLIC PLACES IN THE SIX GULF COAST COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING A SMOKE-FREE WORKPLACE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR SMOKING BREAK ROOMS IN SUCH COUNTIES; TO SPECIFY THE AREAS WHERE SMOKING IS NOT REGULATED IN SUCH COUNTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE POSTING OF "NO SMOKING" SIGNS IN SUCH COUNTIES; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ADOPT REGULATIONS AND PENALTIES REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT IN SUCH COUNTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ALL PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES IN THE SIX GULF COAST COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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