l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1120

Screening and approval program for retail sale of products containing certain substances; establish.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SCREENING AND APPROVAL PROGRAM FOR THE OVER-THE-COUNTER AVAILABILITY AND RETAIL SALE OF PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE RECREATIONALLY USED OR ABUSED; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER TO APPROVE OR DENY THE OVER-THE-COUNTER AVAILABILITY AND RETAIL SALE OF PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE RECREATIONALLY USED OR ABUSED; TO ESTABLISH AN APPEALS PROCESS AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF A PRODUCT THAT WAS DENIED BY THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS OF MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES ENACTED BEFORE JULY 1, 2025, WHICH LIMIT OR PROHIBIT SUCH PRODUCTS; 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 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Drug PolicyJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 30 to Feb 4 · stopped5 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 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Drug Policy and on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 30Reported from DP to PH in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Drug Policy;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30DR - TSDP: DP To PHHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives