Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2713
"Mississippi Smoke-Free Air Act of 2012"; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "MISSISSIPPI SMOKE-FREE AIR ACT OF 2012"; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES AND IN PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN PRIVATE CLUBS AND CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS IN CONTROL; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENFORCE SMOKING PROHIBITIONS; TO PRESCRIBE EXEMPTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELATIVE TO THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 29-5-160, 29-5-161 AND 29-5-163, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE MISSISSIPPI CLEAN INDOOR AIR 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 20 to March 6, 2012, 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 SenateFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 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 Feb 20 – Mar 6
- Feb 20Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 20Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate