Mississippi House Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on March 15 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-15 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Direct The State Department Of Mental Health To Develop And Implement A Comprehensive And Statewide Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Program That Is Based On Scientific Data And Research; To Require That The Program Include The Following Minimum Components: The Use Of Mass Media To Discourage The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs And To Educate People About The Health Hazards From The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs; Materials, Curricula And Programs That May Be Used Or Implemented In Schools And Other Locations To Educate Youth About Fentanyl And Other Harmful Drugs And To Discourage The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs; Local Community Programs That Discourage The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs And Involve Community-based Organizations In Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Programs In Their Communities; And Programs To Assist And Help People To Stop Using Fentanyl And/or Abusing Other Drugs; And For Related Purposes.

Tobacco education, prevention and cessation program; add fentanyl and drug abuse prevention education.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Rep. Jon Lancaster [R]

Rep. Rickey Thompson [D]

2023-03-02 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 111 N: 5 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-15		Approved by Governor
2023-03-09	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-09	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2023-03-06	Senate	Returned For Enrolling
2023-03-02	Senate	Passed
2023-02-28	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-02-24	Senate	DR - TSDP: DP To AC
2023-02-13	Senate	Referred To Drug Policy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2023-02-09	House	Transmitted To Senate
2023-02-07	House	Passed As Amended
2023-02-07	House	Amended
2023-01-25	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2023-01-05	House	Referred To Drug Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	113	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	11	New Code	See Bill Text
41	113	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	113	9	New Code	See Bill Text
41	114	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0231.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0231IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0231PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0231SG.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0231_H_Cmte_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB0231_H_Amend_02.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/house/0360011.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/votes/senate/0590053.pdf