Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 11, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 668
MS Juvenile Tobacco Prevention; raise age restriction to 21.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-32-5, 97-32-11 AND 97-32-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE SELL, BARTER OR DELIVERY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE PUBLICATION OF THE NAME OF ANY PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE; 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 15 to March 11, 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 action8 actions on 7 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 2813 days
Judiciary BJan 15 to Jan 238 days
In the SenateJan 28 to Mar 11 · stopped42 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 14 to Mar 317 days
Public Health and WelfareMar 11 to Mar 11 · stopped0 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 15 – Jan 28
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Jan 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 28Passed the House
In the Senate Jan 29 – Mar 11
- Jan 29Sent to the Senate
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 11Recommitted to committee in the Senate
- Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Jan 23Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Jan 28PassedHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 3Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Mar 11Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
- Mar 11Died In CommitteeSenate