MS HB1557 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Create The Mississippi Smokefree Air Act Of 2013; To Express Certain Legislative Findings Regarding The Effects Of Secondhand Smoke And Other Risks Of Smoking; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit Smoking In Enclosed Public Places And Places Of Employment, In Private Clubs, In Enclosed Residential Facilities And In Certain Outdoor Public Places And Places Of Employment; To Authorize Persons To Voluntarily Designate Areas Within Their Control As Smokefree Places; To Prescribe The Minimum Requirements For Persons In Control Of Areas To Be In Compliance With This Act; To Require Persons In Control Of Areas To Post "no Smoking" Signs At All Entrances To Areas Where Smoking Is Prohibited By This Act; To Authorize The State Board Of Health To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; To Provide For Enforcement Of This Act; To Authorize Certain Officials And Other Persons To Apply For Injunctive Relief In Court To Enforce The Provisions Of 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 Direct The State Department Of Health To Engage In A Continuing Program To Explain And Clarify The Purposes And Requirements Of This Act To Citizens Affected By It, And To Guide Owners, Operators, And Managers In Their Compliance With It; To Repeal Sections 29-5-160 Through 29-5-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Clean Indoor Air Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Smoke-free Air Act of 2013; enact.

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-02-05HouseDied In Committee
2013-01-21HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A

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