Mississippi House Bill 1162 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create "the John Mcgee Act" To Require Public Post Secondary Institutions To Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Each Area Within, Or Giving Access To, Bedrooms In Each Unit In Any Building Of Multifamily Occupancy, ?fraternity House, Sorority House Or Dormitory That Is Affiliated With An Educational Facility Under The Control Of Said Postsecondary Institution; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Specify How Each Carbon Monoxide Detector Shall Be Powered; To Require Postsecondary Institution To Provide An Approved Carbon Monoxide Detector Suitable To Warn Students Who Are Deaf Or Hearing-impaired Upon The Students' Request For Such Device; To Require The Installation Of Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Each Newly Constructed Fraternity House, Sorority House, Dormitory Or Certain Educational Facilities; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance Or The State Fire Marshal, As The Commissioner's Designee, To Adopt Rules Pertaining To Carbon Monoxide Detectors; To Prescribe Civil Penalties For Violations; To Prohibit The Knowing Interference With A Carbon Monoxide Detector That Renders The Device Inoperable; To Exempt Certain Educational Facilities That Meet The Standards For The Installation Of Carbon Monoxide Detection And Warning Equipment Adopted By The National Fire Protection Association; To Amend Section 45-11-101, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

"The John McGee Act"; create to require public postsecondary institutions to install carbon monoxide detectors in certain facilities.

Rep. Cheikh Taylor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1162.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1162IN.htm