Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 283
Non-Smoker Protection Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE NON-SMOKER PROTECTION ACT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ENCLOSED PUBLIC PLACES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE THE PLACEMENT OF "NO SMOKING" SIGNS AT THE ENTRANCES OF PLACES WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED BY THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ENFORCE THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO EFFECTUATE THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 25 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to Feb 19 · stopped25 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 25 to Feb 19 · stopped25 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 25 – Feb 19
- Jan 25Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary B
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 25Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives