Mississippi House Bill 644

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 45-13-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Fireworks Kept For Sale At Wholesale And Retail To Be Located Within A Permanent Structure; To Amend Section 45-13-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sale And Purchase Of Fireworks Year-round; To Amend Section 45-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalty For A Violation Of This Act From A Felony To A Misdemeanor; To Bring Forward Sections 45-13-1, 45-13-3, 45-13-11, 45-13-13, 45-13-101, 45-13-103, 45-13-105, 45-13-107, 45-13-109 And 21-19-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To Fireworks And Explosives, Municipalities, And Preserving Good Order And Peace, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 97-37-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make A Minor Nonsubstantive Change; And For Related Purposes.

Fireworks; authorize sale and purchase of year-round from permanent structure.

Rep. Stephen Horne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	19	15	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	1	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	101	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	103	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	105	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	107	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	109	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	11	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	13	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	15	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	13	3	New Code	See Bill Text
45	13	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	13	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	37	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0644.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0644IN.htm