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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2354

Recreationally used or abused substances; create screening program for within the Department of Health.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SCREENING AND APPROVAL PROGRAM FOR THE OVER-THE-COUNTER AVAILABILITY AND RETAIL SALE OF PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE RECREATIONALLY USED OR ABUSED; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER TO APPROVE OR DENY THE OVER-THE-COUNTER AVAILABILITY AND RETAIL SALE OF PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN ANY SUBSTANCE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE RECREATIONALLY USED OR ABUSED; TO PROVIDE THAT A PROCESS TO APPEAL SUCH DETERMINATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR OF SUCH PRODUCT THAT WAS DENIED BY THE STATE HEALTH OFFICER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ACT SHALL NOT SUPERSEDE, RESTRICT OR OTHERWISE EFFECT CERTAIN MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY ORDINANCE, ORDER, OR REGULATIONS; TO CREATE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ALTERNATIVE FUNDING PROGRAMS AND THEIR EFFECT ON PATIENT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN MISSISSIPPI; 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 20 to March 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 action9 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 1324 days

Drug PolicyJan 20 to Jan 3010 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 13 to Mar 4 · stopped19 days

Drug PolicyFeb 17 to Mar 314 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 3 to Mar 4 · stopped1 day

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

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 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Drug Policy
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 13Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 17 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 17Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committees on Drug Policy and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Mar 3Reported as amended from DP to AC in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Drug PolicySenate
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 13Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 13AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 13Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 17Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 17Referred To Drug Policy;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3DR - TSDPAA: DP To ACHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives