Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 730

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Background

Title

Description: Cigarettes; increase excise tax on and earmark revenue from increase for Medicaid.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/11 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 02/22 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineRevenue
RevenueYes
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Whittington

Additional Author: Holloway

Code Sections: A 027-0069-0013, A 027-0069-0075

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES; TO AMEND SECTION 27-69-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM THE TAX INCREASE PROVIDED FOR BY THIS ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE-DIVISION OF MEDICAID; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/22/06 at 18:37.

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