HB 1151

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "NICOTINE-ADJACENT PRODUCT" AND TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF SUCH A PRODUCT TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE; TO AMEND SECTION 97-32-52, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF NICOTINE-ADJACENT PRODUCTS WITHIN A CERTAIN PROXIMITY TO EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACES; TO AMEND SECTION 75-102-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "ENDS PRODUCT" TO INCLUDE NICOTINE-ADJACENT PRODUCTS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 75-102-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.