l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2644

Smoking; prohibit at public venues for youth sports events.

Became law as Chapter 537, Laws of 2010, signed April 27, 2010, 103 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN ANY INDOOR PUBLIC FACILITY AND WITHIN 100 FEET OF ANY OUTDOOR PUBLIC FACILITY DURING ANY TIME THAT PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE ARE ENGAGED IN AN ORGANIZED ATHLETIC EVENT AT THE FACILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON, AGENCY OR ENTITY HAVING JURISDICTION OR SUPERVISION OVER A PUBLIC FACILITY SHALL NOT ALLOW SMOKING AT THE FACILITY IN VIOLATION OF THIS ACT, SHALL USE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PREVENT SMOKING AT THE FACILITY, AND SHALL DESIGNATE A SEPARATE AREA TO WHICH SMOKING SHALL BE RESTRICTED; TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Bob M. Dearing

Its course

January 14 to April 27, 2010, 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 action24 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Feb 1128 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 14 to Jan 2713 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 11 to Mar 1027 days

EducationFeb 17 to Feb 247 days

Back in the SenateMar 10 to Apr 2142 days

With the GovernorApr 21 to Apr 276 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

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 14 – Feb 11

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Failed in the Senate
  5. Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  6. Reconsidered in the Senate
  7. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 16 – Mar 10

  1. Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Education
  3. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Tabled in the House, subject to being called up again
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 15 – Apr 21

  1. Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the Senate: Bryan, Nunnelee and Hopson
  4. Conferees named in the House: Brown, Clarke and Mayo
  5. Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 21 – Apr 27

  1. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Approved by the Governor
All 24 actions, as published