l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 899

Outdoor advertising; prohibit promoting or marketing alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and fast food in certain areas.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PROMOTING OR MARKETING THE PURCHASE OF BEER, LIGHT WINE OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR FOOD OR BEVERAGES OFFERED FOR SALE AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS IN CERTAIN AREAS WITH HIGH RATES OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE, UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS AND LOW-HOUSING STARTS; TO PROHIBIT OUTDOOR ADVERTISING WITHIN 500 FEET OF CERTAIN OTHER AREAS; TO ALLOW PERSONS SEEKING TO ADVERTISE THOSE PRODUCTS WITHIN RESTRICTED AREAS TO APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE ADVERTISING WOULD BE LOCATED; TO ESTABLISH THE CRITERIA TO BE USED BY THE MUNICIPALITY IN MAKING A DETERMINATION TO ALLOW AN EXEMPTION; TO AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPALITY TO REQUIRE A PERMIT AND A REASONABLE FEE FOR ANY EXEMPTION GRANTED; TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PROVISIONS 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

TransportationJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Transportation
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives