Mississippi House Bill 131 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Smoke-free Air Act Of 2011; To Express Certain Legislative Findings Regarding The Effects Of Secondhand Smoke And Other Risks Of Smoking; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit Smoking In All Enclosed Public Places In The State, In All Enclosed Facilities Within Places Of Employment, In Certain Enclosed Residential Facilities, And In Certain Outdoor Places; To Provide For Certain Exemptions From The Prohibitions On Smoking In This Act; To Provide That "no Smoking" Signs Shall Be Posted In Every Place Where Smoking Is Prohibited By This Act; To Provide That No Action May Be Taken Against Employees Who Exercise Any Rights Afforded By This Act; To Direct The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations As Necessary To Implement This Act; To Provide That This Act Shall Be Enforced By Local Health Departments, City Managers Or Administrators And County Administrators; To Authorize Private Citizens To Bring Legal Actions To Enforce This Act; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Allow Political Subdivisions To Adopt Local Ordinances Relating To Smoking That Are More Restrictive Than This Act; To Repeal Sections 29-5-160 Through 29-5-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Clean Indoor Air Act, And Sections 97-32-25 Through 97-32-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Adult Tobacco Use On Educational Property Act; And For Related Purposes.

Smoke-Free Air Act of 2011; enact.

Rep. Brad Mayo [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0131.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0131IN.htm