MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2023 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Brown (20th)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT STATE, COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL BUILDING CODES MAY NOT PROHIBIT OR LIMIT THE USE OF FEDERALLY APPROVED SUBSTITUTE REFRIGERANTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The state and any county board of supervisors or municipal governing authority may not prohibit or otherwise limit in a building code applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction a refrigerant designated as acceptable for use pursuant to and in accordance with 42 USC 7671k.
(2) The prohibition set out under subsection (1) of this section shall apply only to the use of such refrigerant in equipment that is listed and installed in accordance with safety standards and use conditions imposed pursuant to such designation. SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified in Chapter 2, Title 17, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2023.