l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1586

Seafood; establish country of origin and truth in labeling regulation for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Agriculture 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 RETAILERS AND RETAIL FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS TO LABEL AND DISCLOSE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF FARM-RAISED AND WILD FISH PRODUCTS SOLD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION; TO DEFINE TERMS RELATED TO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING; TO SPECIFY LABELING REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNAGE FOR IMPORTED FISH PRODUCTS; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF NONCOMPLIANCE; TO ESTABLISH CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AUTHORIZE RULEMAKING AND ENFORCEMENT BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN RETAILERS AND SITUATIONS; 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 action2 actions on 2 days

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

AgricultureJan 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. Referred to the House committee on Agriculture
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published