l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1400

Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-115-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF TANNING DEVICES AT TANNING FACILITIES BY CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18; TO ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; TO REQUIRE TANNING FACILITIES TO POST A NOTICE DEVELOPED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A TANNING FACILITY OWNER OR OPERATOR TO ALLOW A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 TO USE ANY TANNING DEVICE; TO REQUIRE TANNING FACILITIES TO POST A NOTICE DEVELOPED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING THAT A TANNING FACILITY OR OPERATOR THAT VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY; TO REQUIRE TANNING FACILITIES TO POST A NOTICE DEVELOPED BY THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION TO THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH TANNING; TO REQUIRE THE OPERATOR TO REQUIRE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION INDICATING THAT THE PERSON USING A TANNING DEVICE IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE; 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

1 co-sponsor

Randall Patterson

Its course

January 15 to January 30, 2018, 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 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 15 to Jan 30 · 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 Jan 15 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives