l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 1548

Restaurants; authorize to allow pet dogs to be present under certain conditions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE RESTAURANTS AND OTHER RETAIL FOOD FACILITIES THAT REQUIRE A FOOD PERMIT FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ALLOW PET DOGS TO BE PRESENT AT THE RESTAURANT OR FOOD FACILITY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT A RESTAURANT OR FOOD FACILITY THAT WISHES TO ESTABLISH A DINING AREA WHERE PET DOGS ARE PERMITTED MUST FIRST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT A RESTAURANT OR FOOD FACILITY SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR OR OBTAIN A VARIANCE FROM THE FOOD CODE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR TO PAY AN INSPECTION FEE OTHER THAN THE REGULAR ANNUAL INSPECTION FEE, IN ORDER TO ALLOW PET DOGS TO BE PRESENT AT THE RESTAURANT OR FOOD FACILITY; 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

Its course

February 17 to March 3, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · 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 17 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives