Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1409

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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 01/15 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/05 (H) Read the Third Time
4 02/06 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
5 02/06 (H) Amended
6 02/06 (H) Passed As Amended   {Vote}
7 02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
8 02/09 (S) Referred To Finance
9 02/27 (S) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   Voice Vote
Lost [H] Amendment No 2 (Cmte Sub)   {Vote}

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Watson

Additional Authors: Clark, Scott

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 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 05/08/07 at 14:59.

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