State Status
No Preemption
Legislative Summary
SB2622-(some workplaces & restaurants)-AN ACT to create the Mississippi Gulf Coast Smoke-Free Families Act-Died in Committee
This bill regulates smoking in six gulf coast counties in Mississippi. Smoking is prohibited in government workplaces; public workplaces with more than five employees, and in restaurants, including within 10 feet of entrances to buildings.
Preemptive Action
No
Anti-Preemptive Clause
Yes
Smoking is allowed in break rooms of workplaces with five or fewer employees; bars; private residences except when used as licensed child care facilities; hotel/motel rooms; retail tobacco stores; restaurants/conference rooms/assembly rooms when used for private functions; facilities licensed by the state Gaming Commission. There is an anti-preemption clause for all workplaces except for government buildings, which are already explicitly preempted.
