Mississippi House Bill 359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age Of 21 Act"; To Make Certain Legislative Findings Regarding The Effects Of Tobacco Use By Minors; To Define Certain Terms; To Prohibit The Sale Or Distribution Of Tobacco Products To Persons Under The Age Of 21; To Require Distributors To Verify The Age Of The Recipients Before Distributing Any Tobacco Product; To Require Tobacco Sellers To Post Signs About The Age Restriction On Tobacco Sales; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Conduct Random, Unannounced Inspections To Test And Ensure Compliance With This Act; To Provide For Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Provide For Certain Exceptions And Defenses; To Amend Sections 97-32-5, 97-32-11, 97-32-15 And 97-32-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age of 21 Act; create.

Rep. Bryant Clark [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-10	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
97	32	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	32	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	32	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	32	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0359.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0359IN.htm