Mississippi House Bill 501 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Sell Or Furnish A Hypodermic Syringe Or Hypodermic Needle To Any Person Who Is A Direct Consumer Except Pursuant To A Written Prescription; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Purchase, Obtain Or Possess A Hypodermic Syringe Or Hypodermic Needle As A Direct Consumer Unless That Possession Is Pursuant To A Written Prescription; To Require Persons Selling Or Furnishing Hypodermic Syringes And Hypodermic Needles Pursuant To A Prescription To Keep Certain Records Relating To The Sales; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person Who Purchases Or Obtains A Hypodermic Syringe Or Hypodermic Needle Pursuant To A Prescription To Sell Or Furnish The Hypodermic Syringe Or Hypodermic Needle To Another Person; To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Section; And For Related Purposes.

Hypodermic syringes or needles; unlawful to sell, obtain, purchase or possess as a direct consumer without a written prescription.

Rep. Donnie Bell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2019-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB0501.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0501IN.htm