Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Utilities Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 144
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; provide that online pharmacies are not exempt from.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-705, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE AND ADD THE TERM "ONLINE PHARMACY" TO THE MISSISSIPPI TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-709, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL NOT EXEMPT A TELEPHONE SOLICITOR WHO IS AN ONLINE PHARMACY FROM PURCHASING OR USING THE NO-CALLS DATABASE; TO AMEND SECTION 77-3-711, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ONLINE PHARMACY SHALL NOT BE EXEMPT FROM THE TELEPHONE SOLICITATION ACT EVEN IF SUCH PHARMACY HAS AN ESTABLISHED BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH A CONSUMER; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Public UtilitiesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 House of Representatives Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Public Utilities
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Public UtilitiesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives