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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2014

Mississippi Seafood Marketing Law of 2025; enact to require certain consumer notice and country of origin labeling.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ports and Marine Resources Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI SEAFOOD MARKETING LAW OF 2025"; TO PROVIDE FOR GENERAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN BY RETAILERS OFFERING FOR SALE AND SUPPLIERS PROVIDING SEAFOOD AND SEAFOOD PRODUCTS TO RETAILERS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR SEAFOOD AND SEAFOOD PRODUCTS; TO PROVIDE THE METHOD OF NOTIFICATION TO BE EMPLOYED BY RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS OF SEAFOOD AND SEAFOOD PRODUCTS; TO REQUIRE RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS TO POST SIGNAGE IN A VISIBLY PROMINENT LOCATION DISCLOSING THAT SEAFOOD OFFERED FOR SALE THEREIN MAY BE IMPORTED; TO PROVIDE THAT PUBLICATION OF NOTICE MAY BE ON WINDOWS, PLACARDS OR MENUS; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE AGENCIES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ASSOCIATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER THE PREMISES OF A RETAILER TO CONDUCT A LABEL REVIEW TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REQUIRE A VERIFIABLE AUDIT OF A RETAILER OF ANY SEAFOOD OR SEAFOOD PRODUCT; TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON OR BUSINESS PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSIONER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VERIFYING THE SEAFOOD OR SEAFOOD PRODUCT'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO ANY RETAILER OR SUPPLIER IN VIOLATION OF THIS ACT AND PROVIDE THE TIME IN WHICH THE VIOLATOR SHALL HAVE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION OR BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, PROCEDURES, THE LEVELING OF SANCTION AND AN APPEALS PROCESS; 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 Senate

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 SenateJan 16 to Feb 4 · stopped19 days

Ports and Marine ResourcesJan 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 Senate Jan 16 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committees on Ports and Marine Resources and on Judiciary, Division B
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Ports and Marine Resources;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate