l9n/ Mississippi

2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2119

Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; authorize sales and purchase of certain products containing without a prescription.

Became law as Chapter 320, Laws of 2021, signed March 17, 2021, 68 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACIES TO SELL AND PERSONS TO PURCHASE, WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION, PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN QUANTITIES OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE OR EPHEDRINE; TO REQUIRE PHARMACIES SELLING PRODUCTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ACT TO USE THE NPLEX SYSTEM BEFORE SELLING THOSE PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE PHARMACIES TO MAINTAIN AN ELECTRONIC LOG OF REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR EACH TRANSACTION; TO REQUIRE THE PURCHASER OF THE PACKAGE TO BE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AS SHOWN BY VALID IDENTIFICATION, AND TO SIGN A RECORD OF EACH TRANSACTION; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; 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 Senate

5 co-sponsors

Angela Burks Hill, Chris McDaniel, Robert L. Jackson, David Jordan, Melanie Sojourner

Its course

January 8 to March 17, 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 action14 actions on 11 days

In the SenateJan 8 to Feb 427 days

Drug PolicyJan 8 to Jan 2618 days

Judiciary, Division BJan 26 to Jan 271 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Mar 933 days

Drug PolicyFeb 24 to Mar 15 days

With the GovernorMar 9 to Mar 178 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 4

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 Senate Jan 8 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 8Referred to the Senate committees on Drug Policy and on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Jan 26Reported as a committee substitute from DP to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 5Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Drug Policy
  3. Mar 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 9Passed the House

To the Governor Mar 10 – Mar 17

  1. Mar 10Returned to the Senate for enrolling
  2. Mar 11Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  3. Enrolled bill signed in the House
  4. Mar 17Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Jan 26DR - TSDPCS: DP To JBSenate
  3. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 4AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 4Passed As AmendedSenate
  7. Feb 5Transmitted To HouseSenate
  8. Feb 24Referred To Drug PolicyHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 1Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Returned For EnrollingHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  13. Mar 11Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 17Approved by GovernorGovernor