l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1289

Fire extinguishers; provide for regulation and servicing of.

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 REQUIRE THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN THE SALE, INSTALLATION, OR MAINTENANCE OF COMMERCIAL FIRE-EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT AND HOOD SYSTEMS FOR COOKING OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH LICENSING BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL; TO MANDATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARDS AND THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LICENSING; TO REQUIRE LICENSES BY JULY 1, 2025, FOR PERSONS, COMPANIES OR CORPORATIONS INVOLVED IN THESE ACTIVITIES, EXCLUDING THE SALES AND MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; TO ESTABLISH APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE AND PASSING A COMPETENCY TEST; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO IMPOSE A LICENSE FEE NOT EXCEEDING $400 FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT; TO EMPOWER THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO ISSUE CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDERS FOR VIOLATIONS AND PRESCRIBE PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE, INCLUDING LICENSE REVOCATION; 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

2 co-sponsors

Lance Varner, Beth Luther Waldo

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 action2 actions on 2 days

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

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

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives