Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2633
Smoking in all public places; prohibit.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SMOKE-FREE PUBLIC PLACE ACT OF 2009"; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFINITIONS; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES AND AREAS; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ANY INDOOR OR OUTDOOR PUBLIC FACILITY IN MISSISSIPPI DURING ANY TIME THAT PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ARE ENGAGED IN AN ORGANIZED ATHLETIC EVENT IN THE FACILITY; TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR POSTING OF SIGNS AND REMOVAL OF ASHTRAYS; TO PROVIDE FOR AN INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS OF SMOKING PROHIBITION ARE PUNISHABLE BY CIVIL PENALTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROHIBITION SUPERCEDES LOCAL ORDINANCES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 29-5-160, 29-5-161 AND 29-5-163, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO THE STATUTES PROHIBITING SMOKING IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, TO PROVIDE THAT PROHIBITIONS ON SMOKING IN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO GOVERNMENT-OWNED VEHICLES AND TO PROVIDE THAT PROHIBITIONS ON SMOKING IN UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE BUILDINGS ARE APPLICABLE TO PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ALL PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 15 to February 3, 2009, 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 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 15 to Feb 3 · stopped19 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 Senate Jan 15 – Feb 3
- Jan 15Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate