Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

House Bill No. 1547

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1.  Section 75-24-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     75-24-7.  Nothing in this chapter shall apply to acts done by:

          (a)  The publisher, owner, agent or employee of a newspaper, periodical, printing shop, directory or radio or television station in the publication or dissemination of an advertisement, when the owner, agent or employee did not have knowledge of the false, misleading or deceptive character of the advertisement and did not have a direct financial interest in the sale or distribution of the advertised product or service. 

          (b)  Any officer acting under the orders of any court.

(c)  A pharmaceutical distributor acting in accordance with and pursuant to the National Opioids Settlement or in response to a suspicious order, as defined by 21 USC § 802(57).

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PHARMACEUTICAL DISTRIBUTORS FROM THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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