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Committees · 2020 Regular Session

Drug Policy

A House of Representatives committee, in every session since the 2016 session.

Other sessions: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

The Legislature lists no members for it.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2020 Regular Session.

  • Bills sent12

    1% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees

  • Reported out33%

    4 of 12; 8 stopped in committee

  • Time in committeetoo few to say

  • Amendments offered0

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.

  • 202616 bills

    reported 63% · typically 15 days, most 9–20 · 0 amendments · 14 members

  • 202513 bills

    reported 85% · typically 10 days, most 10–14 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202416 bills

    reported 25% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202325 bills

    reported 48% · typically 10 days, most 8–16 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202221 bills

    reported 38% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20216 bills

    reported 50% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 202012 bills

    reported 33% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 20198 bills

    reported 13% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 201828 bills

    reported 25% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 201738 bills

    reported 29% · typically 8 days, most 5–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members

  • 201645 bills

    reported 22% · typically 9 days, most 8–9 · 0 amendments · 0 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2020 Regular Session, newest first.

12 bills

  • Senate Bill 2802 · Controlled substance prescriptions; require electronic prescribing.

    Sent March 25, 2020 · Reported out after 76 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

  • House Bill 1208 · "Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act"; enact to provide for regulation of hemp.

    Sent February 25, 2020 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1162 · Uniform Control Substance Act; revise schedule to add certain substances.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 1163 · Controlled substance prescriptions; must be issued by electronic prescription, with certain exceptions.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 1213 · Mississippi Medical Marijuana Act of 2020; create.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 1284 · Kratom; include in list of Schedule I controlled substances list.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 1287 · Kratom; include in Schedule I controlled substances list.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 1411 · Mississippi Medical Marijuana Act of 2020; create.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 1502 · Opiod drugs; prescriber shall discuss with patient before prescribing, the risks of the drugs and available alternatives.

    Sent February 17, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 15 days

  • House Bill 785 · Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; authorize sales and purchase of certain products containing without a prescription.

    Sent February 13, 2020 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

  • House Bill 532 · Prescription drugs; require Attorney General to compile certain lists of those essential for treating diabetes and costs of.

    Sent February 5, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 27 days

  • House Bill 320 · Hemp-derived CBD oil; exclude from schedule I controlled substances list.

    Sent January 28, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 35 days