Mississippi Senate Bill 2354

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-17 - Referred To Drug Policy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Pending: House Drug Policy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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.

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

Sen. Angela Turner-Ford [D]

2025-02-13 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-17	House	Referred To Drug Policy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2025-02-17	Senate	Transmitted To House
2025-02-13	Senate	Passed As Amended
2025-02-13	Senate	Amended
2025-02-13	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2025-01-30	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Drug Policy

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2354.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2354IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2354CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2354PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/sam/SB2354_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/senate/0380050.pdf