l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 1206

Drug abuse; Health Department implement a statewide fentanyl and drug abuse education, prevention and cessation program.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE AND STATEWIDE FENTANYL AND DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAM THAT IS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC DATA AND RESEARCH; TO REQUIRE THAT THE PROGRAM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM COMPONENTS: THE USE OF MASS MEDIA TO DISCOURAGE THE USE OF FENTANYL AND ABUSE OF OTHER DRUGS AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS FROM THE USE OF FENTANYL AND ABUSE OF OTHER DRUGS; MATERIALS, CURRICULA AND PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE USED OR IMPLEMENTED IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER LOCATIONS TO EDUCATE YOUTH ABOUT FENTANYL AND OTHER HARMFUL DRUGS AND TO DISCOURAGE THE USE OF FENTANYL AND ABUSE OF OTHER DRUGS; LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT DISCOURAGE THE USE OF FENTANYL AND ABUSE OF OTHER DRUGS AND INVOLVE COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN FENTANYL AND DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES; AND PROGRAMS TO ASSIST AND HELP PEOPLE TO STOP USING FENTANYL AND/OR ABUSING OTHER DRUGS; 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 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives