Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 900
Copper materials; prohibit transactions between certain sellers and scrap metal dealers and other purchases.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-17-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SALE OF COPPER MATERIALS TO A SCRAP METAL DEALER UNLESS THE SELLER IS A LICENSED PLUMBER, ELECTRICIAN, CONTRACTOR OR HOLDER OF A CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY OR DEMOLITION PERMIT; TO REQUIRE A SCRAP METAL DEALER TO MAINTAIN A SCANNED COPY OF A SELLER'S APPROPRIATE LICENSE, CERTIFICATE OF RESPONSIBILITY OR PERMIT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-17-71.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH GOVERNS THE SALE OF AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR COILS AND CONDITIONERS TO SCRAP METAL DEALERS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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 17 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 17 to Feb 4 · stopped18 days
Business and CommerceJan 17 to Feb 4 · stopped18 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 17 – Feb 4
- Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Business and Commerce
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 17Referred To Business and CommerceHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives