l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

House Bill 635

Tanning facilities; prohibit use of by persons under 18 years old.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 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 PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS; TO PROVIDE FOR IMPOSITION OF A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; TO REQUIRE TANNING FACILITIES TO POST A NOTICE DEVELOPED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A TANNING FACILITY OR OPERATOR TO ALLOW A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS TO USE ANY TANNING DEVICE; TO REQUIRE TANNING FACILITIES TO POST A NOTICE DEVELOPED BY THE 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 STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY REPORT VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 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

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

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

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 Jan 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives