Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 1070

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Background

Title

Description: Cigarettes; impose fee on certain manufacturers, revise requirements related to cigarettes in interstate commerce.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/02 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/02 (H) Amended
5 02/02 (H) Passed As Amended
6 02/06 (H) Transmitted To Senate
7 02/06 (S) Referred To Finance
8 02/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
9 03/08 (S) Died On Calendar

Amendments:

Not Germane [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   
Adopted [H] Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)   
Pending [S] Committee Amendment No 1   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Watson

Additional Authors: Brown, Whittington

Code Section: A 027-0069-0019

Title: AN ACT TO IMPOSE A FEE ON NONSETTLING-MANUFACTURER CIGARETTES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO REQUIRE MONTHLY REPORTING OF THE NUMBER AND DENOMINATION OF STAMPS AFFIXED TO PACKAGES OF NONSETTLING-MANUFACTURER CIGARETTES; TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF NONSETTLING MANUFACTURERS WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; TO REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PUBLICATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF A LIST OF NONSETTLING MANUFACTURERS THAT HAVE CERTIFIED THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THIS ACT; TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSPORT OF UNSTAMPED CIGARETTES ACROSS STATE LINES; TO PROVIDE FOR REPORTS ON THE TRANSPORT OF STAMPED CIGARETTES ACROSS STATE LINES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE FEE IMPOSED UNDER THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO SPECIAL FUNDS IN THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER AND THE STATE VETERANS AFFAIRS BOARD; TO SPECIFY THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE MONIES IN SUCH SPECIAL FUNDS MAY BE USED; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/08/06 at 18:07.

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