l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 535

Hypodermic syringes or needles; unlawful to sell, obtain, purchase or possess as a direct consumer without a written prescription.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL OR FURNISH A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR HYPODERMIC NEEDLE TO ANY PERSON WHO IS A DIRECT CONSUMER EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO PURCHASE, OBTAIN OR POSSESS A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR HYPODERMIC NEEDLE AS A DIRECT CONSUMER UNLESS THAT POSSESSION IS PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION; TO REQUIRE PERSONS SELLING OR FURNISHING HYPODERMIC SYRINGES AND HYPODERMIC NEEDLES PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION TO KEEP CERTAIN RECORDS RELATING TO THE SALES; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON WHO PURCHASES OR OBTAINS A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR HYPODERMIC NEEDLE PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION TO SELL OR FURNISH THE HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR HYPODERMIC NEEDLE TO ANOTHER PERSON; TO PROVIDE FOR CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; 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

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives