Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Tobacco tax; increase excise tax on cigarettes and earmark revenues from increase for certain purposes.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/29 (S) Referred To Finance | |
| 2 | 02/26 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | Revenue | |
| Revenue | Yes | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Dawkins
Code Sections: A 027-0069-0013, A 027-0069-0075, A 027-0069-0031
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES; TO SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF THE DISCOUNT OR COMPENSATION ON THE ADDITIONAL FACE VALUE OF STAMPS PURCHASED BY DEALERS TO COMPLY WITH THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR BY THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A PORTION OF THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR BY THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ACT THAT IS NOT DEPOSITED IN SUCH SPECIAL FUNDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE GENERAL FUND; TO CREATE EACH OF THOSE SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY FOR THOSE ENTITIES AND TO SPECIFY THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE MONIES IN EACH SPECIAL FUND MAY BE EXPENDED; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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