Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 805
Balloons; prohibit intentional releasing or discarding of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A PERSON SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER FROM INTENTIONALLY RELEASING OR DISCARDING, OR CAUSING TO BE RELEASED OR DISCARDED OUTDOORS, ANY BALLOON MADE OF A NONBIODEGRADABLE OR NONPHOTODEGRADABLE MATERIAL OR ANY MATERIAL THAT REQUIRES MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES CONTACT WITH AIR OR WATER TO DEGRADE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS FOR BALLOONS RELEASED FOR SCIENTIFIC OR METEOROLOGICAL PURPOSES BY ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY, OR AS PART OF A CONTRACT WITH THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE UNITED STATES, OR ANY OTHER STATE, TERRITORY, OR GOVERNMENT, OR HOT AIR BALLOONS THAT ARE RECOVERED AFTER LAUNCH; TO DEFINE THE TERM "HOT AIR BALLOON"; 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 16 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 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 days
Judiciary AJan 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 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 16 – Feb 4
- Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives