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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1407

Alternative nicotine products; regulate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on June 9, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "TOBACCO" FOR PURPOSES OF THE TOBACCO TAX LAW TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-32-3, 97-32-5, 97-32-7, 97-32-9, 97-32-11, 97-32-13, 97-32-15, 97-32-17, 97-32-19 AND 97-32-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RAISE THE MINIMUM AGE FOR A PERSON TO PURCHASE TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS, AND TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING "THE MISSISSIPPI JUVENILE TOBACCO ACCESS PREVENTION ACT OF 1997"; TO REGULATE THE INTERNET SALES OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO RAISE TO 21 YEARS OF AGE, THE PROHIBITION FROM PUBLISHING THOSE CONVICTED UNDER THESE PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCTS IN THE DEFINITION OF "TOBACCO PRODUCTS"; TO REVISE DEFINITIONS FOR "MINOR" AND "ADULT"; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-32-29 AND 97-32-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THE SALE OF ANY CARTRIDGE OR COMPONENT OF AN ALTERNATIVE NICOTINE PRODUCT; 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

4 co-sponsors

Price Wallace, John G. Faulkner, Karl Gibbs, Kabir Karriem

Its course

February 17 to June 9, 2020, 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 action10 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 1022 days

Judiciary BFeb 17 to Feb 258 days

Ways and MeansFeb 25 to Feb 261 day

Judiciary BFeb 26 to Feb 260 days

In the SenateMar 10 to Jun 9 · stopped91 days

Public Health and WelfareMay 12 to Jun 827 days

FinanceJun 8 to Jun 9 · stopped1 day

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 Feb 17 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Ways and Means
  2. Feb 25Reported as a committee substitute from JB to WM in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 26Reported as a committee substitute from WM to JB in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Mar 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  6. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 12 – Jun 9

  1. Mar 12Sent to the Senate
  2. May 12Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Finance
  3. Jun 8Reported as amended from PH to FI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Jun 9Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Judiciary B;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 25DR - TSDPCS: JB To WMHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 26DR - TSDPCS: WM To JBHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 10PassedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. May 12Referred To Public Health and Welfare;FinanceSenate
  9. Jun 8DR - TSDPAA: PH To FISenate
  10. Jun 9Died In CommitteeSenate