Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 359
Mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age of 21 Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "MISSISSIPPI TOBACCO MINIMUM LEGAL SALE AGE OF 21 ACT"; TO MAKE CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO USE BY MINORS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 21; TO REQUIRE DISTRIBUTORS TO VERIFY THE AGE OF THE RECIPIENTS BEFORE DISTRIBUTING ANY TOBACCO PRODUCT; TO REQUIRE TOBACCO SELLERS TO POST SIGNS ABOUT THE AGE RESTRICTION ON TOBACCO SALES; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT RANDOM, UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS TO TEST AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS AND DEFENSES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-32-5, 97-32-11, 97-32-15 AND 97-32-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Judiciary BJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Judiciary B;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives