MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division A; Business and Financial Institutions
By: Senator(s) Chism
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ALL FEDERAL ACTS, LAWS, ORDERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, WHETHER PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE, WHICH HINDER OR PROHIBIT THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION, LICENSING, POSSESSION OR INSTALLATION OF GAS STOVES SHALL BE INVALID IN THIS STATE; TO DEFINE THE TERM "GAS STOVE"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) All federal acts, laws, orders, rules and regulations, whether past, present or future, which hinder or prohibit the sale, distribution, licensing, possession or installation of gas stoves shall be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, shall be specifically rejected by this state and have no effect in this state.
(2) Such federal acts, laws, orders, rules and regulations include any act prohibiting the possession of gas stoves.
(3) No public officer or employee of this state shall have any authority to enforce or attempt to enforce any of the infringements on the possession of gas stoves.
(4) As used in this section, "gas stove" shall mean a cooking appliance that consists of burners and an oven fueled by either natural gas or propane gas.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.