Mississippi Senate Bill 2885 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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 Certain Terms Relating To The Act; To Require The State 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 An Exception For Certain Ordinances And Regulations Of Municipalities And Counties; And For Related Purposes.

Over-the-counter products with potential for abuse; establish a screening and approval program in the Department of Health.

Sen. Michael McLendon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2885.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2885IN.htm