Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2283
"Mississippi Firesafe Cigarette Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Act of 2008"; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI FIRESAFE CIGARETTE SAFETY STANDARD AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT OF 2008"; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO CIGARETTES MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS STATE OR TO PERSONS LOCATED IN THIS STATE UNLESS THE CIGARETTES HAVE BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN RECOGNIZED TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF SAID CIGARETTE TESTING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; TO PRESCRIBE A FEE TO BE PAID TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO DEFRAY THE ACTUAL COST OF PROCESSING, TESTING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT; TO ESTABLISH A REDUCED CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY AND FIREFIGHTER PROTECTION ACT ENFORCEMENT FUND FOR THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FEES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MARKING OF CIGARETTE PACKAGING TO INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE FIRE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY FUND TO CONSIST OF ALL PENALTIES COLLECTED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO PROMULGATE NECESSARY RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT AND TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE CIGARETTES ARE MARKED AS REQUIRED; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SUPERCEDES ANY LOCAL ORDINANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THIS ACT IF SUPERCEDED BY FEDERAL LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days
InsuranceJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 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.