Mississippi House Bill 1206 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Direct The State Department Of Health To Develop And Implement A Comprehensive And Statewide Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Program That Is Based On Scientific Data And Research; To Require That The Program Include The Following Minimum Components: The Use Of Mass Media To Discourage The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs And To Educate People About The Health Hazards From The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs; Materials, Curricula And Programs That May Be Used Or Implemented In Schools And Other Locations To Educate Youth About Fentanyl And Other Harmful Drugs And To Discourage The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs; Local Community Programs That Discourage The Use Of Fentanyl And Abuse Of Other Drugs And Involve Community Based Organizations In Fentanyl And Drug Abuse Education, Prevention And Cessation Programs In Their Communities; And Programs To Assist And Help People To Stop Using Fentanyl And/or Abusing Other Drugs; And For Related Purposes.

Drug abuse; Health Department implement a statewide fentanyl and drug abuse education, prevention and cessation program.

Rep. Sam Creekmore [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1206.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1206IN.htm