State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
HB 228-An Act To Create The Mississippi Smoke Free Family Restaurant Act
This bill restricts smoking in family restaurants, which are defined as eating establishments that allow people under 18 years old to enter and be served, but allows smoking in attached bars.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
Yes
Smoking is allowed in family restaurants when the entire restaurant is being used for a private function, and in bar areas when they are separately enclosed and separately ventilated.
