Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 496

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Title

Description: Tobacco settlement payments; provide annual appropriation from to Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi smoking prevention program.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/05 (H) Referred To Appropriations
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Brown

Additional Author: Mayo

Code Sections: A 043-0013-0403, A 043-0013-0405, A 043-0013-0407, A 043-0013-0409

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-403, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS IN THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALL TOBACCO SETTLEMENT INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS MADE TO THE STATE SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND, INCLUDING ANY SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS MADE UNDER COURT ORDER FOR TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAMS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ACT; TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THAT SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-407, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE A CERTAIN SUM ANNUALLY FROM THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS TO THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY MISSISSIPPI TO FUND A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE TOBACCO EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM; TO SPECIFY THE MINIMUM COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM; TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THAT SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-409, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HEALTH CARE TRUST FUND; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE EXPENDITURES AND OUTCOMES OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A HEALTHY MISSISSIPPI; TO REQUIRE THE PARTNERSHIP TO PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE BOARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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