l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 507

Noah's Law; create to prohibit sales of certain caffeine products to juveniles.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE "NOAH'S LAW"; TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CAFFEINE PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE; TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR RETAIL SALES CLERKS, PROCEDURES TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; TO PROHIBIT JUVENILE POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF CERTAIN CAFFEINE PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE POINT OF SALE WARNINGS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR JUVENILES WHO MISREPRESENT THEIR AGE; TO PROHIBIT SALES OF CERTAIN CAFFEINE PRODUCTS IN VENDING MACHINES; TO PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN CAFFEINE PRODUCTS OTHER THAN IN SEALED PACKAGES; TO AUTHORIZE UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO REQUIRE CONFIDENTIALITY OF JUVENILES WHO VIOLATE 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

7 co-sponsors

Mark Baker, Kevin Horan, John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III, Brad Mayo, Nolan Mettetal, Chuck Espy, John G. Faulkner

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 416 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 3 · stopped27 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 6Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  7. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate